Welcome back for month 8 of the Barn Star Sampler Quilt Along that I am doing in conjunction with the Fat Quarter Shop. We are getting so close to the end of our sewalong now, I can’t wait to start putting all the pieces together into a quilt!
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This month’s block is the Farmer’s Star and this is what it looks like
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I decided that my first block I was only going to use two fabrics! So my block will look a little bit different than the one in the book. Here are the two fabrics I chose. Yes, my two favourite Tula Pink fabrics… the dripping rose and those rascally raccoons!
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My block two will follow the pattern much more closely and these are the fabrics I have chosen for this one… and yes, that is the first of Nightshade Deja Vu appearing in my quilt!
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Again, I have decided to make the flying geese in the block oversized and four-at-a-time and to also use the Fat Quarter Shop’s square in a square foundation papers, so I had to tweak the cutting instructions for the pattern a bit.
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So head on over to watch my video and get some tips on the different components of this month’s block!
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Can’t wait to see your blocks in our Facebook Sewing and Quiltalong Group or on Instagram – just use the hashtag #barnstarsamplerQAL and feel free to tag me @said_with_love
Now I better get sewing on my second block! See you at the end of the month to reveal my two completed blocks.