Well, a little, anyway.
Since I love stars, I definitely want a star block, but quite frankly it would be a relief to not have something as fiddly as Ohio Star.
Here's a possibility:
And here's a slightly scrappier version:
Oh, yeah. Now we're talking.
I like the positive/negative-ness of this design. The fact that I can make it out of stock 2.5" strips and squares is a big plus.
This one makes the short list.
The only problem? I don't know its name. I worked out the block pattern from a picture of a quilt I saw somewhere online a while back.
Anybody out there know? I don't want to spend all of next year referring to my umm-err-umm star blocks.
Though I will if I have to.
Another strong contender is the Broken Dishes block. Easy peasy to make, again from 2.5" strips, and full of possibilities.
If I made a bunch of them from each color, I could have a lot of fun laying them out. There could be dithering galore!
Okay, so far there are -
Kaleidoscopes (definite yes)
Chantal's pinwheel blocks (definite yes - I've been in love with her blocks all year)
Broken Dishes (maybe) (probably)
Umm-err-umm stars (maybe)
I've still got
Hey, I could name it RSC Rejects!
8 comments:
i like the non-scrappy version the best.
I vote for the broken dishes. I would love to see a rainbow of those blocks!
I really like the reverse 4p star or whatever that thing is. I think I like the one in two fabrics better than scrappy.
I was thinking about broken dishes too...just didn't know if I wanted to use 2.5 scraps or 4.5. I did make a few with 2.5 scraps this year when I had miscellaneous hsts left over from making depression blocks. Since I need a lot more of those depression blocks they will carry over into 2016 as well as 4 inch depression blocks.
Thanks for reminding me.
I just made a Kaleidoscope the other day, thinking about next year but the middle was so bulky and hard to get to match up...it looked easy but in the end I didn't like mine at all and crossed it off the list :)
Your block looks very similar to the Indian Star but your geese are divided in half. Whatever, it's a great block with what you're using it for!
I love your 4Patch Star (sorry don't know the real name either). I might add that one to my list of contenders. I laughed when I read that I am a contender on your list, lol. I am pleased to see you like this block too. So, if I have a block named after me, why not call the umm-err-umm star "Gayle's Star"? (for now anyway!!)Enjoy the process of elimination. (RSC Rejects sounds good by the way.)
Yup, RSC Rejects definitely has to become a quilt. Four Patch Star sounds good for the nameless block. Hey, if our great-great grandmothers could put names on blocks why can't we?
Do you have to narrow them down? Love both of these. Thanks for linking to #scraptastictuesday
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