Project Quilting 16.3 Common Blocks

This week's Project Quilting prompt was really a good one, to make a project with three common blocks.  I've been wanting to make a red and white quilt for my front room table, so all I needed to do was figure out what blocks to use and how to set them.

So, I pulled up Electric Quilt and started working with some ideas!  I came up with several different ideas, but settled on this one.  Ohio Star and Churn Dash are two of my favorite blocks, and I like the Chain block to make a border around them!

I pulled out my bag of red scraps to see what I had to work with - lots of nice pieces!  (These are from my Island Batik stash!)

I stitched up the Chain Blocks first,

Then the Ohio Star blocks....

And finally Churn Dash for the center!

And then today, I set my sights on sewing it all together! It wasn't too long before I had the top finished, and layered.  I got to the quilting, racing the sun in the hopes to be able to get a nice outside photo of the finished quilt.  I was down to the wire as I stitched the binding on, but I made it!

I quilted it with hearts and loops, using a light pink thread.  It measures about 40 x 40 - a nice size for the table.  It would make a cute wall hanging as well.  I like that it doesn't scream Valentine's day, but the red and white make it a great way to celebrate February all month long!

I like it so much that I decided to write it up as a pattern!  Actually, it was my goal to write some patterns this year for smaller quilts, so it was a win/win to write this one up. Plus, I was down with a cold this week, so it gave me time to work on the writing part as well! Garnet Star is available as a pdf in my Etsy shop now!

Garnet Star PDF Pattern

This was a fun challenge!  Garnet Star measures 20 x 20 and was made here in Coos Bay, OR!

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