Stars in My Garden: Getting Ready
January 3, 2025
Welcome to the Stars in My Garden quilt-along a bright, cheerful project inspired by the colors of spring. This project is perfect for quilters of all levels!
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Welcome to the Stars in My Garden quilt-along a bright, cheerful project inspired by the colors of spring. This project is perfect for quilters of all levels!
Welcome to week one of the quilt-along! The Sawtooth Star is a classic quilt block and the centerpiece of the Stars in My Garden quilt.
This week’s block is the Flying Geese block, which will surround last week’s Sawtooth Star.
This week’s block uses squares and half-square triangles to make Road to Oklahoma blocks.
A Sawtooth Star block with a twist! Half-square triangle units in the corner make this a Mosaic Star block, and it’s easy to assemble.
This week we’re making eight Susannah blocks in pink and green. Easy peasy – it’s all squares with a little twist!
This week we revisit an earlier block – but in different colors!
Aunt Addie’s Album, a variation of the Sawtooth Star with an interesting twist on the points! Don’t worry—it’s easier than it looks.
Another star this week! The Rising Star block is a star in a star – and it’s easier than you think.
It’s the star in a star block – part two! Yes, this is the same star as last week but in different colors. We’ll make eight of these this week.
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Learn to build the Double X — a 16-patch block combining half-square triangles and square patches — for Block 5 of the Haven Quilt Along.
Block 4 of the Haven quilt introduces a structural cross design built entirely from squares and rectangles on an uneven 9-patch grid.
Make a precise eight-point star quilt block using a simple template and peaky-and-spike units. A clear, efficient method for accurate star points.
Learn how to make the Mosaic quilt block using half square triangles. An efficient 16-patch design with clean layout and accurate trimming.
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