Moda Blockheads Round 5: Breaking the “rules” for Block 3 =)
For this week, I did not follow the Blockheads Round 5 block plan and instead went in a completely different direction with a completely different block. Let me tell you why!
The block pattern that is released today is by Brigitte of Zen Chic. It is a beautiful paper pieced block. All of the Moda Blockheads Round 5 PDF patterns can be found in the round 5 archive when they release. Now, you can see that my block is definitely not a paper pieced block!
I just got back from a much needed vacation which means the amount of time that I had to make blocks was a shorter than usual. =) Paper pieced blocks take me longer to make than traditionally pieced blocks so I opted for a substitute block. In keeping with the star theme of this round of Moda Blockheads, I searched the Blockheads archives for a star block that I knew I could make quickly. Sunshine Star by Sherri McConnell from the 3rd round of Blockheads was a perfect choice for me.
If you too find yourself in need of a substitute block at any point in MBH, we have 4 rounds previous to this one that we can reference if we want to. Round 3 is a particularly nice one to look through because those blocks are available in both 6″ and 12″ (among other sizes) which makes them fit right in with the blocks for this round. You can reference the round 3 archives here. The Sunshine Star block pattern can be found all the way at the bottom of that archive, the 2nd block from the bottom.
It’s always nice to know that we have options in this sew along. We can make our blocks exactly as we’d like! This is what all of my blocks look like so far.
Today’s block is a softer block without the darkest blue in it. I know that, going forward, I’ll need to make sure to incorporate more of those softer blocks to keep everything feeling balanced. It’s a great idea to lay out all of your blocks together periodically to see if you notice things like that. It’s much easier to keep things balanced as you go than to notice something when you’ve nearly completed your blocks.
I hope you have a wonderful time sewing up your block! Corey
Thanks Corey! I’m going to do this too.
It’s nice to have the option to change things up when we want to. =)
Love that you gave yourself permission to do this!😍 we all need to do that at times and it’s nice to see a role model! Hope you enjoyed your vacay!
Thank you…our vacation was lovely—although now Ohio feels quite chilly in comparison to the warm weather we had last week!
I am ready to do #177 Praises pattern with the Songbook fabric line. What is the solid background fabric to match the panels?
Thank you. Jan. jtenn124@aol.com
I used Moda Bella Solid in the color 9900-182.
Corey, I love all of your blocks and especially how you combined the two fabric lines: Blueberry Delight and Peachy Keen. I love the blues and corals! Good advice too look at the blocks all together to see if they need balancing. I love paper piecing so will go with Brigitte’s block this week.
Paper piecing is a lot of fun!…I’m sure you’ll enjoy working on Brigitte’s block this week. =)
Did you use your new fabric line coming out in October
Yes, for this round of Moda Blockheads, I am using a mix of Peachy Keen (my line coming out in October) mixed with Blueberry Delight (Anne Sutton’s line also coming out in October).
Corey, you hav no idea how much I love right now.Thanks so much from the buttom of my heart for this block.
LOL!…I knew there would be others looking for a non-paper pieced block they could use. Sometimes you want to paper piece and other times you just don’t! =)
You are the best!! I love this one too—may need to do all three now!!! LOLOL
It’s so nice having the backlog of previous blockheads rounds that we can pull from when we want to!
Thank you SO VERY MUCH…I personally don’t care for paper piecing & love the block you chose! Thank you!
You’re so welcome!…it’s always nice to know we have options! =)
Corey, thank you for your beautiful fabric lines, your thoughtful and kind words to accompany us through these gorgeous projects. I so appreciate you, you make this world a more gentle and colorful place. God bless.
Thank you so much for leaving such a nice comment Anne. That was so thoughtful of you. =)
Peachy Keen is just so pretty!
Thanks so much Christie!
You’re such a rebel! 😉 I love the block you chose, it’s beautiful. I haven’t been brave enough to try paper piecing yet. Hope you had a refreshing vacation!
Our vacation was nice!…although Ohio feels really cold now in comparison! =) You should try paper piecing and see what you think. Once you get around it feeling a little bit backwards, it’s a really nice technique to be able to add to your quilt making. =)
Thank you for giving us the archived Blockheads for Round 3. I wasn’t able to find Round 4 on the site. Do you have a link? Thanks for your help. Debby
Here you go: https://modafabrics.com/inspiration-resources/blockheads-4-archive
Thank you Corey I am not a paper piecing fan so great to have an alternative
You’re welcome! It’s so nice to have so many blocks we can substitute if we’d like to. =)
Thanks for giving us “permission” to break the rules. 🙂 I just don’t enjoy paper piecing, so I’ll probably be finding a different block, too. I especially like the one you chose.
There are so many blocks we can substitute for this one. I don’t know if you are familiar with https://www.quilterscache.com/QuiltBlocksGalore.html or not but if you’ve never perused that site, it’s a great one to find quilt blocks!
I love the freedom to color outside the norm. Thank you for reminding us that its ok to rest the rules 🙂
meant rest, not rest 🙂
darn auto correct – RESET
Autocorrect kicks my behind sometimes too!…last week, I was trying to text my sister and tell her I had some pot roast for her and it autocorrected to “photo rats”….goodness!
Your decision to use another pattern is so encouraging to your community of followers. Sometimes quilters walk away from starting or finishing a quilt simply because a block or part of the quilt is either too hard or not liked. As you just demonstrated, we don’t have to get stuck or frustrated, just choose another pattern and keep going! Thanks, Corey!
I always think that quilt making should be enjoyable…If I know that I am not going to enjoy some aspect of it, I am pretty quick to change things up so it’s always fun. =) Or like this week, even though I don’t mind paper piecing, I knew that I wasn’t going to enjoy it because of my time crunch.
I like the substitute block you chose and I am going to use it. I despise, loathe and detest paper piecing!!!! Thanks for posting this.
I’m glad having that block available is helpful!
This is so helpful, Corey, thank you! I have limited time to sew my blocks, and wondered what I could do. Now I have options!