Author: childlikefascination

This star proved to be a bit trickier than I had expected. There was some unsewing because my base inside square didn’t line up just right and I was also smart enough to read through ALL her instructions and didn’t trim the last edges of the setting triangles until the block was 100% complete. In…

So here it is, my very first foundation paper pieced quilt block. It was much easier than I thought it was going to be and I did it with a regular ruler not an “add a quarter” ruler like most of the blogs recommend. I definitely see more paper piecing in my future so I’ll…

This was a pretty quick star to put together, not my favorite but as you can tell by the name the premise is pretty simple compared to the other stars: just two colors. Again I found myself in HST trimming hell but it was only a couple blocks, I guess that’s the advantage when doing…

This star was tricky and required a bit of faith in the author especially when it got the the 1/8 measurements. I’m not great at precise blocks and my 1/4 inch seam often seems to be anything but a 1/4″ but I pushed through and was just giddy with excitement when the block came out…

I had originally planned to make this block with a solid pink interior but carelessness in reading the directions lead to it being the background color like the original tutorial indicated. In the end I think I’m more pleased with that happy accident than had I made it pink. I was very careful in cutting…