Tag: Sunshine and Shadow Starburst

This one threatened to overcome me. I started going one direction, all yellows, but the background I had chosen just didn’t mesh with those. So I replaced the darkest golden yellow with the blue/multicolor, which worked much better. And I replaced the medium and lightest yellows with some brighter ones (yes, brighter!). But when I… Continue reading Happy starburst

Each new block is my new favorite. And I think I’m going to do a 5 x 6 block layout after all. That’s 30 blocks, so I still have a little ways to go. If I’ve counted correctly, I have 19 blocks completed with two more cut out and ready to assemble. I also realized… Continue reading Green starburst block

This one seems like a Valentine’s Day block with all of the red. I really like it, and it came together very quickly without much of the hemming and hawing that I sometimes have when picking out coordinating fabrics.

I found the little homespun plaid in this block at a quilting retreat I went on last year. So I pulled some fabrics that I thought would coordinate, and set to making another Sunshine and Shadow Starburst block. I don’t think I have too many more of these to make before I can lay them… Continue reading A little cheer

I’ve had three sets of shades of green homespun plaid strips cut and waiting to be made into new blocks, so I got the first of the three done this weekend. It might be a little hard to tell, but the olive plaid has a stripe of navy running through it, which made me want… Continue reading Olive and blue starburst