February's bee blocks both happened to be stars. For the Stash Bee, Em at Sewing by Moonlight requested any star using the colors green, blue and/or aqua and a non-white neutral background. I broke out my copy of Carol Doak's 50 Fabulous Paper-Pieced Stars and put it to work.
Suzy of the Hope Circle of do. Good Stitches asked for Starflower blocks following the tutorial at Ellison Lane. A nice benefit is that the tutorial results in two identical blocks. Instead of using a white background, Suzy had us use a text print, which created a nice effect.
I'm linking up with:
Wonderful job paper piecing. I have Carol Doak's Mariner Stars book, but haven't tried it yet. I don't know what I'm waiting for.
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ReplyDeleteI am not much of a piecer, but I really like the design of the green and white star - that caught my eye - very unusual and quirky.
Ah! The paper pieced star is awesome! And I love the rainbow/text stars - reminds me of something Eric Carle-esque. Great work : )
ReplyDeleteAfton both of those blocks are really great, especially that paper pieced star---it is a really interesting design!
ReplyDeleteWould love for you to stop by and link this up to Fabric Frenzy Friday!
-Lindsey
Fabric Frenzy Friday
Sew perfect! Love the primary colors with the Suess words! I was a teacher and stayed home 13 years with my three boys, now they are teens and I sub. Enjoy!!!!
ReplyDeleteI like both stars, but the green one is special! Too bad I don't like to paper piece--I'll not be following in your footsteps.
ReplyDeleteGosh that Carol Doak's star looks really tricky - very effective, well done!
ReplyDeleteThe paper pieced star looks tricky alright, it looks great. Thanks for linking up.
ReplyDeleteThese are cool. I like star blocks.
ReplyDeleteI love text fabric especially when paired with brights!
ReplyDeleteLovely star blocks!
ReplyDeletePretty stars, Afton! I really like the paper pieced one - so different!!
ReplyDeleteI like both of these. Thanks for the links too, now I want to see what that's all about because I need ANOTHER project!
ReplyDeleteLeeAnna Paylor
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