Paper piecing star overload

Posted in Paper Piecing Monday by wombatquilts

So here is my fourteenth green star block… and I can not believe that there are so many already…

As promised it is more complex than last weeks with 32 pieces but still less than some of my bigger star blocks!

The free PDF for this star can be found here…Lonely Star Pattern. If I was to make this star again I think I would alternate the light and dark greens more, as you would in a traditional Lone Star quilt.

Oh and as promised here is a shot of most of the stars so far (12 out of the 14)…

I am still not sure what I am going to do with them all but a plan is brewing…. I was really inspired by the QuiltCon quilts I have seen on Instagram…so there will be negative space and an off grid layout I think!

16Feb2015

More green stars…

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As promised I am back with some more green stars. I have twelve finished blocks up on my design wall and this block is lucky number 13….

I called this star Nick’s star, after my husband…what can I say I am struggling to find names for some of my patterns! This 8 inch block has 24 pieces and I must warn you is easier than next weeks pattern, which is more complex, but really fun.

You can find the free PDF pattern here…Nick’s Star pattern. I have loved seeing people’s versions of my patterns on Instagram, so go forth and create pretty things!

12Jan2015

A spikey little paper piecing Monday…

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Okay I had a bit of fun with this block…it is a pointy little number…

It is a little crest like a little star like…and it is uses the easy triangle format that I am a little addicted to at the moment.

This free 8 inch pattern involves only 28 pieces and you can down load the PDF here…Sharp Star.

Enjoy…

8Dec2014

Paper Piecing Monday…the jet lagged edition

Posted in Other fun stuff by wombatquilts

After three weeks of sunshine, family and fun I am back to the cold wet reality of Portland… with jet-lag and suitecase full of Aussie sweets! It is the said “jet lag” that I am blaming for the lateness of Paper Piecing Monday…

For those of you who have not experienced the joy that is jet-lag, and in particular East Coast Australia to West Coast America jet lag it boils down to this…I want to be asleep when it is daytime and I am WIDE AWAKE at 2 am. Augh!

Enough whingeing and complaining and onto fun stuff…. this weeks block…

In my jet-lagged haze I named this one Simple Star, do not ask me why! The block is a 32 piece baby, and not really simple, but quite effective.

You can find the free paper piecing pattern for this 8 inch block here…simple star. Have fun with it.

Now that I am back home I promise that my posting will involve more than just green stars (not that there is anything wrong with green stars). A couple of months ago my laptop died and I have had to post from my husbands desktop…and for some strange reason I find writing posts in the office, surrounded by masses of Lord of the Rings Lego and Dungeons & Dragons books off-putting and un-inspiring.

But I promise to work through my discomfort and catch you up on some of the exciting things that have happened in my quilting universe in the last couple of months.

3Nov2014

The continuing adventure that is 8 inch stars…

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Welcome to another riveting edition of Paper piecing Monday… okay there was a little bit of hyperbole in that statement, but I am really enjoying making these stars, and today’s pattern is no exception…

I call this one Stamped Star because it feels very solid… not at all delicate like last weeks. The star is 24 pieces and would look cool, I realized after I had finished the block, with a light center rather than the dark.

You can find the PDF pattern for this star here…Stamp star. Next week I will try to get a wip shot of the stars so far. They are looking cool up on the design wall…but I still am not sure what I am going to do with them all!