Tag: Sunshine and Shadow Starburst

I really like this one. That navy fabric is hard to capture on camera, but it’s so rich. I think I need to make a green one and a purple one next, if I can find the right plaids in my stash. This one is a combination of old and new scraps.

After I finished putting this block together, I realized that I had made another in similar colors, but not exactly the same. I suppose that I’m bound to use a lot of the same colorways as I work my way through making 30 blocks. Here was the previous similar one: In the new block, all… Continue reading Similar, but not the same

I had been eyeing the plaid for this version of the Sunshine and Shadow Starburst block, and pulled out some pink fabric from the scrap bin that I thought would coordinate nicely. When I got to the turquoise/teals, though, I went in a little different direction than I originally intended. So the interior of the… Continue reading Starburst diversion

I picked up this brighter, chunkier plaid (check?) and had a time picking fabrics to go with it. I started with the aqua print with orange flowers, which is probably the reason I had such a time finding additional coordinating fabrics. Once again, I wanted to find something that would go with all of the… Continue reading Bright starburst

I made this block about a week ago, in between sewing some of the Peaks and Valleys blocks. It has some brown in it, but I think it’s different enough from the last block with the bits of green, purple, and a teensy bit of orange in the plaid. I used that plum/olive fabric as… Continue reading Plum and olive starburst