Moda Blockheads Round 5: Friendship Star Block

Welcome to the last block of the first round of Moda Blockheads 5. Reminder, we will be kicking off a longer round of MBH5 after the holidays.

You can opt to make a smaller project to have finished in time for the holidays or you can opt to add these first blocks to the blocks releasing next year. My plan is to mix all of my blocks into a larger project. I am nailing down my setting idea for all of my blocks and once I have that figured out, I will be sure to share.

Today’s block is a paper pieced block brought to us by Sarah Thomas.

You can download her pattern here.

I needed something quicker for today and also a bit more traditional so I opted to make a simple Friendship Star block. Friendship Star blocks are so quick to piece and gave me a chance to use that slightly larger scale fabric for my star. I really like that blue fabric from Blueberry Delight but it doesn’t work as well for the smaller pieces needed in these 6″ blocks. This was a great spot to let it shine.

Above you can see how my first batch of blocks is shaping up. It will be fun to continue adding to them in January when the new blocks start coming out. If you want to make a Friendship Star block of your own, a quick google search for “free friendship star quilt block pattern” pulls up a lot of different options.

Happy Sewing! Corey

 

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17 Responses

  1. Sandi Silvestri says:

    Just love your blocks, and the fabric combinations. Thanks for sharing.

  2. Judy Brundage says:

    your friendship star shown in your blog is not the pattern in the download

  3. Delores Rast says:

    Corey,
    Seen your new line “Starberry” (I hope I got it right!) it is absolutely beautiful!!!! You continue to amaze me in your creativity!!! I want to put one of your sheep on the back of my blue jean jacket. Quilt blocks on clothes are becoming a big thing now. Thank you for the block.

  4. Pam says:

    I love your idea. The pattern is pretty but not sure I want to tackle it.

  5. Pat Wahl says:

    Are all blockhead patterns only 9″? I am looking to make a quilt from known and popular patterns that are 12″. Thank you, Pat

  6. Deborah Dunn says:

    Was there an oops in the pattern today? Certainly not an easy block although beautiful. Take care.

    • Corey says:

      I don’t believe so Deborah. However, as I mentioned, I opted to make a Friendship Star block instead of the block released today so if there was, I wouldn’t have noticed it.

  7. Donna T says:

    I was finally able to get my hands on a mini charm of Peachy Keen. I love peach and I love blue but even with pictures I wasn’t sure whether I would like it or not. So, when the box was delivered I ripped that sucker open and grabbed the mini charm with lightening speed that I haven’t seen from myself in decades. The only words my mouth could make was “Ohhh, Corey, Ohhh, Corey, I love this…Oh my, I love this sooooo much”. If I could have floated on a cloud of happiness, it would have happened at that exact moment. Just wanted you to know that this line is THAT beautiful. In my opinion pictures still do NO justice to how lovely this line is that you made.

  8. Sandy Cole says:

    Such a classic block that looks beautiful done the Coriander way!

  9. Sandi Silvestri says:

    Oh, I love the idea of the sheep block on a jacket. So cute!

  10. debee109 says:

    Hi Corey, Agree with you regarding the time factor for Sarah’s block. I am going to attempt it but it will definitely be sans the holly.

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