Moda Blockheads Round 5: Block 2

Another Wednesday, another Blockheads block!  This one is brought to us by Joanna of Fig Tree Quilts.

I have really been enjoying sewing with these Peachy Keen & Blueberry Delight fabrics.  They have been such fun!

This block was quite fun to piece.  Those outermost star points (the 3 triangle units) were made oversized and then trimmed down to size.  This kept them nice and accurate.  I’ve often pieced that sort of unit without trimming them down and they can be a little bit fussy.  The method in the pattern which allowed for trimming kept things nice and tidy.  I used my June Tailor Perfect half square & quarter square triangle ruler to square those units up and it worked wonderfully.  That is one specialty ruler that I use very often!  If you’ve been here for any length of time, you’ve heard me mention it more than once. =)

You can find the pattern for Galaxy Star here.

Wouldn’t you know that Tiggs had to get in on the Galaxy Star action too.  It’s so funny because we won’t see him outside but as soon as we pop out with some quilt blocks to photograph, he rolls on in like he’s just been waiting.

He eagerly waits for the next Blockheads block just like we do!

Happy sewing! Corey