Hello and welcome to Paper Piecing Tuesday…. yesterday got away from me so this week we are paper piecing a day late.
This week we are back to green stars. I have 5 blocks to go before I have enough to finish my quilt top… So to start this final green wave we have the Alternating Star…
I had fun making this one, alternating light and dark stripes. The PDF pattern for this 8 inch star can be found here…Alternating star pattern. See you next week for another star!
Last week I posted the last pink block I was using for the baby quilt I am making….it was not my last pink snowball though. While posting on Instagram a friend requested I send the quilt to her…I could not oblige but as a compromise I said I would make her a pillow.
So this weekend I sat down and designed Ellen a snowball block. I must admit I was a little influenced by the New York Beauty blocks I have been making…and I came up with this.
It is a little more complex than some of the snowball blocks but I love how it turned out. The block consists of 56 pieces but came together really quickly. I of course had to throw in some dinosaurs and my beloved Aussie kangaroo print.
Now the block you are looking at is 16 inches big. I enlarged the pattern for the cushion and will add a black and white border around the block to have finished size of 18 inches. So this weeks pattern comes in two sizes… the original 12 inch block for those that want it as an option to go with the other blocks…Ellens Snowball 12 Inch pattern. And just in case you are interested in doing a pillow version like me the 16 inch pattern (which comes in two pieces/pdfs)…Ellens Snowball Pattern A and Ellens Snowball Pattern B.
Another Pink themed Paper Piecing Monday…
Today’s block is the last one for my baby quilt. It is another EQ inspired block that I turned into a paper pieced pattern. You can find the free PDF pattern for this 12 inch block here…Pinwheel Snowball
Now that I have completed four of these blocks, I have been playing with the layout for the baby quilt. For the first time I had a plan for my paper piecing Monday blocks before I started making them…
I knew I wanted to make the most of the scrappy black and white background fabric so I cut a stack of 6 1/2 inch square blocks from my b/w stash and started playing with the layout.
I have a bit more rearranging to do with the blocks, but I am close to being happy with the layout. My hope is to have the top done by Friday…weather permitting!
I am running a little late today…sorry but it is still Monday in the US so I am still within the set parameters of Paper Piecing MONDAY! So here goes…
I ummed and ahhed about making the center of the block black and white or pink. A pink center give the blocks a cool star at its center but I liked how the black and white highlighted the pennant like section of the block.
The free pattern for this 12 inch block can be found here….Pink ball 3.
I will have four blocks done next week which will allow me to start playing with the layout of the quilt top. I promise to include some wip photos of all the blocks next week.
This weeks Paper Piecing Monday block is the second in my snowball series….
I am loving the shape of these blocks and I must admit I may do more than I originally scheduled… this block is adapted from a pattern that came with my EQ program. It has quite a few little bits, and takes 80 fabric scraps to make!
So if you would like to give it a try you can find the free PDF pattern here…Pink ball 2.
Tune in next Monday for another pink snowball block, and another bad pun!
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