I'm excited to share with you another Scrap Happy block!
This one is called Scrap Happy Star Buster for TWO reasons.
The first is that I saw Ringo Starr perform the other night.. WHAT FUN and there were LOTS of stars on that stage that night. From his 'all star' band to the drum!
The second reason it's a STAR block is a challenge
When I interviewed Astronaut Karen Nyberg about quilting in Space.. she set out a challenge to her fellow quilters. The challenge is to make a 'star' block and send it to Houston to be made into quilts!
FIRST CLICK HERE and listen to my interview on Jan 6, 2014 with Karen
Alrighty.. now it's time.. time to make that block
Are you up for the challenge? You can use my pattern of do your own. All the directions at at the link at the end of this post.
First you need scraps.
I'm using up 2", 3.5" and 4" scraps
I have lots
I'll need to make a TON of quilts.
I decided to use a common background of this Moda Dottie in white with red dots.
And I am only using scraps that are red, yellow, orange or peach.
I prefer a more controlled scrappy. But this will be awesome with all kinds of scrappy goodness going on....
now go dig deep... here are some instructions
I did my HST like this
my 'go to' method. No special ruler needed, just a square!
For the 4-patch units my scraps are in 2" squares. Now pairing a bunch of 2" squares together is a pain. So instead I cut my background into 2" strips
Sewed the scraps side by side
butted up next to each other
Iron them over
I can carefully slice them apart and many don't need any other trimming.
Have you ever done it this way?
Now I have a BUNCH of blocks prepared and ready to go
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CLICK HERE to down load my pattern, a layout and supply list!
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