Winter Solstice Sew Along: Week #3

Welcome Back Friends!

Last week we celebrated the true Winter Solstice.  The moon was a brilliant quarter moon, and the Christmas Star of 2020 shown brightly in the Southwest sky.  The longest day of the year has come and gone with the promise of longer days, and the changing of the seasons.

This week’s blocks, Peppermint Star and Snowflake Dance use pinwheels to give the effect of stars twinkling in the night sky. 

Don’t let Snowflake Dance intimidate you with all the quarter triangles!  A tip is to lay out your block on a design board before beginning to sew to make sure each of your pinwheels is spinning in the correct direction.  Go slowly, cut accurately, press rather than iron, measure each “unit” and trim if necessary to 2 1/2″ square and you will be set for success.  

We can’t wait to see you next week for two new blocks!

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BLOCK #5: PEPPERMINT STAR

You will be making (2) of each block throughout the Sew Along. Cutting instructions account for both blocks each time.

Each block will be 8″ x 8″ finished/ 8 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ unfinished.

BLOCK #6: SNOWFLAKE DANCE

… love the 4 little twinkling stars together.

And all your blocks so far…

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Winter Solstice Sew Along:

Announcement: Fabric Requirements

Week 1: Blocks 1 & 2

Week 2: Blocks 3 & 4

Weeks 3: Blocks 5 & 6

Week 4: Blocks 7 & 8

Week 5: Assembly

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