Well here it is Wednesday and now I can unveil my latest block. It has been really great seeing the fantastic array of blocks and if you haven't yet won your own copy please leave your name below for yet another chance. If you are listed as anonymous please note I won't be able to track you down if you are the winner. So please log in somehow; via your own blog or webmail addy are usually the easiest ways.
Now the block above is my final block. I had originally planned for the outer green to be the same as the inner green but unfortunately miscalculated how much fabric those outer sections needed.
My original plan was to make the block in colours similar to the layout just above and to the left but couldn't find the right yellow for the background. Yes I know it doesn't look yellow on the web, but in real life that is yellow. I included the layout on the right just to show you the difference colour can make.
My third layout was my first plan for the medallion layout. This one would be perfect for someone who likes applique with all those open spaces near the middle. However as I personally don't do applique it would be the design I am least likely to use.
Btw if anyone wants to try any of these three layouts you will need to increase the block by 200%. The extra part blocks in the first two layouts are regular size.
And if you, like myself, have way too many UFOs but still want to try out this block why not make a table runner. Three full blocks plus two quarter blocks with a small border makes a table runner a bit under 50inches in length and approximately 16in wide. Perfect for Xmas..... just had a thought check back later.. say tomorrow and I should have uploaded a Xams table runner for those who like red and green that is.
Anyway back to the important thing... leave your name so you can be in the draw for your own copy of Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Issue 6. Good luck.
That's an amazing-looking star, Cinzia!
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Judy Rahaeuser
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email: j.rahaeuser@verizon.net
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Trish!
ReplyDeleteVery good. Thank you for possibilities, you make for us.
ReplyDeleteAmazing block Cinzia. Thank you for the chance to win a copy of this book.
ReplyDeleteAmazing and cool block!
ReplyDeleteWow! An incredible block.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity to win.
Love your Block Cinzia. As a paper piecing fan your block sure appeals. Love stars too.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is an amazing block! I love the medallion layout but don't really think it needs applique as the block if fabulous on its own.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful! I love it!
ReplyDeleteAmazing block - love it. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this block and all the possibilities of it. Thank you for the layouts.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous block - and the layour for the Christmas table runner is beautiful - love the quarter-blocks at the ends! Thanks for the inspiration and for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteFantastic star block! Is is so nice with a Christmas colorway, and just as nice with summery colors! I really like it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful block. Amazing how the use of color defines the block's apparent depth and shape.
ReplyDeleteLovely block. Cannot wait to get started as soon as I get my copy of the magazine.
ReplyDeletegreat looking block. Love the colours.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on a beautiful block! I love ALL the layouts, and their kalidescope effect. (off topic, thx for the post about bagging fruit trees-hate spraying anything!)back on topic- This is a must do block!! Thank you for participating in the block tour!
ReplyDeleteThis is a beautiful block! I love paper piecing and I think I just found my first project to make from the 100 Blocks magazine.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! That is a wonderful block! Stars are my favorites and this one is amazing!
ReplyDeleteLoving the different point of view from Australia. Good job.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh, I love your block! Thank you so much for a chance at the give-away!
ReplyDeletemgw070 at shaw dot ca
Nice block. congrats!!
ReplyDeleteGreat star block. I like the table runner idea a lot.
ReplyDeletentzasqrl2(at)msn(dot)com
Great block! I like the table runner version!
ReplyDeleteWow that star quilt is amazing!
ReplyDeleteCool block!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous block!! Love the complexity of it!
ReplyDeleteI like how the two greens look together. It is a great block.
ReplyDeleteGreat block! This is a must make for me. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteGreat star block. Thanks for the opp to win.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful block, Cinzia. I think it is so special, that I would use it as a medallion center block. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWonderful block. I love all the different layouts. ANd the table runner would be a great use for those stars.
ReplyDeleteLove your block and especially the tablerunner you made! Beautiful colors! Hate it that you have problems with critters feasting on your fruits! I don't see how ANY fruit grows to maturity to go to market! There is a bug or critter for everything! Congratulations on your block being chosen for Volume 6! Can't wait to get my hands on it!!
ReplyDeleteOh, my goodness your block is stunning!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, what a beautiful block! I love stars, I so want to try this one.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! Just beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is a stunning block and would be so beautiful to make into a christmas runner.
ReplyDeleteDebbie
Perfect for Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI love all of the posibilities for using your block! Thanks sew much for this chance to win :-)
ReplyDeleteWow! What a great block!
ReplyDeleteA beautiful star. It will make a beautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteGun, Sweden
gun@lapp.se
It does make a gorgeous table runner!
ReplyDeleteVery cute. Love the table runner. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLove your block, especially in the Christmas-y fabrics. Just stopping by to say "hello". Don't enter me in the giveaway, I'm on the tour, too. It's great to meet you. Have a super day!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful block! Congrats and thank you for the giveaway!
ReplyDeletewow that is great.... thanks
ReplyDeleteEven the lighter green still makes a beautiful star. Maybe red and green for Christmas. Just a thought. Thank you for taking the time to enter your Star block in Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks, Volume 6 and giving all of your followers a chance to win.
ReplyDeleteSandi T.
sandit1@sbcglobal.net
Thanks for being in the blog hop and congrats. My name is Jenelle Boxberger. WOuld love to win
ReplyDeleteGreat block. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great block - I can see it in yellow/orange/red like a sunburst...
ReplyDeleteI'm soooo glad that I'm not the only one who miscalculates fabric yardages! Your block is really intricate, can't wait to try it!
ReplyDeleteI love the greens - they make it pop.
ReplyDelete-Sandy
wrybbunz@gmail.com
Love seeing all your different setting options for your block--it is stunning! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove this block! Tamsyn
ReplyDeleteWow--the block is very cool--would make a beautiful Christmas quilt!
ReplyDeleteWonderful block. Thanks for the chance to win
ReplyDeleteCinzia
ReplyDeleteA block by itself is nothing. You don't know its true worth until you see it in combination with other blocks.
I confess that when I got my copies of 100 Blocks, I din't pay any special attention to your block. But now that I see what can be done with it, I am impressed.
Don't enter me in the draw. I don't need another copy of the magazine. I just wanted to say how much I like your block.
Wayne Kollinger
Love your block! Congrats on getting your block in the magazine!
ReplyDeleteLove, Love, Love your star block!!! I love paper piecing, and your fabric choices are great. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove your different layouts. Congrats on having a block in the magazine.
ReplyDeleteGreat star block! It makes a great table runner.bthanks for the chance to win a copy of the magazine.
ReplyDeleteYour block is amazing and so are the layouts you have created. sue @ asdfwordpro . com
ReplyDeleteWhat a striking block. I always love to see new star blocks. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteCinzia looks like it would make a beautiful Christmas star. Love it in the runner you show.
ReplyDeleteYour block looks so elegant!!! :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice. That must be paper pieced? It looks hard, but worth it. Thanks. Vivian
ReplyDeleteYour block is so striking! I think the brown check/plaid fabric pulls the eye in.
ReplyDeleteStars are my favorite motif. Thanks for a chance to win!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great block! Congratulations on having it published and thanks for sharing. My name is Karen P from Canada
ReplyDeleteWonderful, wonderful star!
ReplyDeleteWow Cinzia! That's an awesome looking star block.
ReplyDeleteWow thats an amazing block. So perfect for Christmas! Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteI love the star block and think it would be perfect for a Christmas Tablerunner.
ReplyDeleteYour new block is beautiful. Thanks for the opportunity to win the book.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing block!!! Can't wait to make it. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteSpectacular block.
ReplyDeleteWow I really love that block I will be making it
ReplyDeleteBeautiful block. Thanks for all the ideas of layouts and color. It's always amazing to see how different the same block can look depending on how it's set.
ReplyDeleteOH, my goodness! what a really awesome block and what a great quilt you can make with it.
ReplyDeleteStunning star block. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI like the final colors you chose more than what you started with. I think it will look great in red and green.
ReplyDeleteI really like this block! Congratulations on getting it published in the magazine and thanks for the opportunities to win.
ReplyDeleteWowzer!!! I like it :) Good Luck to me on winning....if not I will get this mag, it is gonna be a good one!!!
ReplyDeletevickie.van@hotmail.com
Wowzer...nice block
ReplyDeletevickie.van@hotmail.com
What an amazing block. So much detail. Congrats on being chosen to be in the magazine.
ReplyDeleteWow what a block!!! Amzing!
ReplyDeleteI also like to paper-piece and your block is very classy.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your selection for the QM 100 Blocks issue. Your block is amazing, awesome, and WOW! Wish I could find an original word to describe the design. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThat is an amazing star!
ReplyDeleteThis block repeated in Christmas colors would make a beautiful table runner.
ReplyDeleteIt's an exciting block with so many color possibilities
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your selection for the QM 100 Blocks issue. Your block is amazing, awesome, and WOW! Wish I could find an original word to describe the design. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteGreat star block. I especially liked the medallion versions.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic block. I love the green color.
ReplyDeleteLove the star~! Great color choices. Can't wait to see the entire magazine! Thanks for the layouts...that always makes a difference for me!
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet block and I'm sure it will make a great Christmas table runner. Congratulations for having your block in Quiltmakers 100 Blocks #6 and thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteAmazing star! This is definitely the most challenging block I have seen so far. Each of the layouts is more tempting than the next. Can't wait to try it.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, what an amazing star!!! I can totally see why it was selected to be in the book - congratulations on a spectacular block!!! I love the colors you ended up with, the outer, darker green really gives it great depth!
ReplyDeleteI like the option with all the space available to add some sort of applique around the star. Nice block.
ReplyDeleteGreat Block!
ReplyDeletelisamcgriff(at)hotmail(dot)com
I don't do much applique either, but I like that medallion set. I also enjoyed the explanation of not having enough fabric --- it actually causes us to be more creative. Great block!
ReplyDeletequiltschon@att.net
love the star block
ReplyDeletethanks for the chance to win!
That table runner would be one of the first things I would make. Your block settings are really creative.
ReplyDeleteStunning block! There have been some great ones on this blog tour!
ReplyDeleteNice block.
ReplyDeleteReally neat block. Can't wait to try it.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being published. Great block! Thanks for the chance to win! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool block! THanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYour block is stunning.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of a table runner - just enough multiples of the block to be interesting but not so many as to get boring (boring to me sewing multiples, definitely NOT boring to a receiver of an entire quilt made of these blocks).
ReplyDeleteWow! What an impact on seeing this block. Amazing work!
ReplyDeleteAn exceptional block design! Looks like it belongs on the top of a Christmas tree. I especially like the runner...
ReplyDeleteAmazing block! Reminds me of the kaleidoscope images I'd look at when I was a child. Loved them. Thank you!
ReplyDeletegreat block, thanks for a chance to win.
ReplyDeleteLove your spikey block!
ReplyDeleteVery nicely done -- and you're right -- a Christmas runner would be the perfect setting for it! :)
ReplyDeleteLovely block and what fun layout options! pbstrand@msn.com
ReplyDeleteWow is all I can say! Great block!
ReplyDeleteYour stars really twinkle, great job. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteNancy in SC
mommabee24 at the gee mail place.
cool block thanks for showing different layouts,
ReplyDeleteoh my,,, my favorite yet!! I love making pointy blocks,, love paper piecing,, did I say I love pointy blocks?
ReplyDeleteI want this one. so pick me!
What a beautiful Christmas star! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteYour block is amazing! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful block, love the colors..
ReplyDeleteWOW
ReplyDeleteHow fun! You were flexible enough to accept that your block was going to have different colors than you first thought.
ReplyDeleteI love it! Thanks for a shot at winning the book!
ReplyDeletelike the runner- nice use of a pattern and not make UFO's- thank you for the chance to win a magazine
ReplyDeleteYour block is super wonderful! I also downloaded the alarm clock from you ad site as I tend to lose track of time when on blogs and such!!!
ReplyDeleteCool block! Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeletelove the star form in this block ... so viersitile. looks good however you've used it.
ReplyDeleteAwesome block. Can't wait till the book comes out.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome looking block!! Way to go!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful block! WOW! It can used for so many quilting occasions!
ReplyDeleteNyRoraback@aol.com
this is great!! I like seeing all the options, too!!! Any star block is A-OK in my book!!
ReplyDeletemhardey(at)ymail(dot)com
Thanks for a chance to win the Blocks issue.
ReplyDeleteI like making star blocks and look forward to trying yours. Thanks for the chance to win a copy of the magazine.
ReplyDeletebeautiful star :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a stunning block.
ReplyDeleteWaht a gorgeous block. The color variations you chose are beautiful.
ReplyDeletePretty block. Thanks for the chanc to win.
ReplyDeleteI think that this terrific block would make a beautiful Christmas table runner. I'll be back tomorrow to check it out. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteOh woman, I am dying and going to heaven! This is amazing! I adore star blocks and mariners compass and paper-piecing!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteNice to meet you!
Congrats! And when I first saw it, I thought Christmas Star!
claddaghsquiltsandstars.blogspot.com
What a creative block; love your suggestions.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely star block! I love it in the table runner. It would be great for Christmas.
ReplyDeleteWhat a dramatic block. Thanks so much for the giveaway.
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This is such a unique block; I love it. Not sure my skills are up to the task though. swalker287 (at) gmail (dot) com.
ReplyDeleteWhat a striking star, beautiful! Congratulations on having your block published. Thank you for your giveaway.
ReplyDeletemissmoozie(at)gmail(dot)com
WoW! How talented you are to have created this block, amazing! I love star blocks.
ReplyDeleteThank you and Quiltmaker for a great giveaway and a chance to win.
usairdoll(at)gmail(dot)com
Beautiful block. I love stars and yours sparkles.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous block! Congrats on being in the issue!
ReplyDeleteThat block looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Dana. Your block is gorgeous, I can't wait to try it. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI love your block - and the colors you ended up choosing
ReplyDeleteI would love a copy! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAmazing block! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful block and the table runner. Great idea for Christmas.
ReplyDeleteWOW! That is quite a block!!
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing block...looks hard, but I'm up for the challenge!
ReplyDeleteWhat an extremely striking and lovely block. I love the color combination you used. Would be great for the top of a nativity quilt and or a christmas tree quilt. thanks scarlette shobbs@scarlette.com
ReplyDeleteI like the look with the two different greens. I think this would be lovely as a table runner, thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteLove your block. I like a challenging block!! Thanks for the chance to win a copy of 100 Blocks.
ReplyDeleteMagnificent star block! love it. thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI like your table runner idea!
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Fabulous block; really want to try it out
ReplyDeleteAwesome block! Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful star...love the idea of a Christmas runner. Congrats on being in the magazine!
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