Only 3 of these 5" string triangle blocks have been made this week. I need to organize the green scrap bin a lot more before making more of these as I like to use the smaller scraps.
I also made 3 of the Hollow 9-Patch blocks. I haven't counted yet, but I'm sure there are slightly more than 20 of them so far.
One fun sew-along I participate in each year is the Riley Blake Design (RBD) challenge. The blocks are usually 10" square, and there are 16 different ones so you end up with a sampler. One year I did my blocks in blue and white. In 2024 I used 30s reproduction fabrics and also added extra blocks from previous RBD years to make it bigger. This year I decided it was time to dig into the Tula Pink fabrics I've been hoarding for a few years. This week's block is really easy and fast to make - and I chose GREEN. My brain is now telling me this would be a great RSC block in the future because it is easy and quite striking. I may try to do the math to use 5" squares instead of 6" squares, because I have a LOT of the 5" ones.
I have to show off the other scrappy project that I finished this week, even though it isn't green. This is a 3-dimensional Moravian Star. There are 12 stars with 5 points each - all hand stitched. This is English paper piecing basically, but the cardboard is left in to provide structure for the star. The sides of each diamond shape is 1.5". I glued an iridescent bead into the center of each of the individual stars.
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12 comments:
Lovely green prints here today. The RBD block is a good one for RSC next year. (Go for it!) The Moravian Star is awesome. I'm always in awe whenever I see one of these. Congrats on getting yours done. ;^)
A great collection of green blocks, Sara.
Great green project going in yur sewing room! Your star is really cool. :)
You've done well with all those green scraps. But if you are like me, none of my scrappy projects seem to make a dent!
the Moravian Star is so pretty - what will you be using it for?
The Whirl block is a neat one! I agree, it would be a good RSC block. And, wow! on the 3-D star. It's beautiful!
Nice projects!
Love the Riley Blake block! So pretty! If you do the math so the pattern uses 5 inch squares, will you post the dimensions? Charm squares for the win! :-)
The star is wonderful! And the RBD block is great for RSC.
Congrats on your GREEN scrap sewing and that incredible Moravian Star, Sara!!
Fun collection of blocks. That blue star block is really neat.
Well done on green blocks! They are all pretty.
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