Tag: Sunshine and Shadow Starburst

I’ve had two homespun plaid fabrics sitting out for months, from the last time I made a couple of Sunshine and Shadow Starburst blocks. As usual, I think I’m going to get around to them the next time I walk into the sewing room, but I get distracted by numerous other things. So I started… Continue reading It just feels happy

I went ahead and put together the two additional blocks that I had cut out for what I’ve been calling the sunshine and shadow leaf pattern. I’m still not sure if this quilt block actually has a name, because I’ve looked online and in my Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns, and I have not come… Continue reading Two more blocks

Sometimes, you have an idea of what colors and fabrics will work, and when you get it all cut out, you have to take a step back and make some adjustments. That’s what happened with this block. I picked out the fabrics above, starting with the homespun plaid. I made the units for that part… Continue reading Auditioning and changing

I saw a quilt that someone posted on social media in late 2019 that I thought was really pretty. I mocked up the block from that quilt in EQ7 at the time, but didn’t see any mention of the designer or quilt name, so it’s just been an unknown scrappy block that I’ve had printed… Continue reading Then I went off the rails