Moda Block Heads 2 Block 12

Hello and happy Wednesday!  It’s Moda Block Heads day, and today I’m sharing Moda Block Heads 2 Block 12!  I absolutely love this block that was designed for us by Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings!  When I first looked at the pattern I thought it must be a 12″ block because of all of the pieces, but nope, it is a 6″ finished block!  And the tiny pieces went together perfectly!

And there it is at the very bottom of my photo above!  I’m super happy with it!  I used the taupe background print from our Valley collection and mixed it with a navy floral from The Front Porch and a medium blue floral from Clover Hollow! Did I mention that I just love this block?!

And here are the first seven small blocks!  Last week I mentioned that I needed to start using navy prints other than my favorite blue dot print from Clover Hollow.  So I made sure to use a different navy in this block!

Something I did just a little differently…

I made just one change from the pattern while piecing this block.  Instead of cutting the C squares as directed, I cut just 8 squares according to the pattern measurements.  I cut those squares diagonally in half for the small triangle pieces.  To make the half-square triangles I cut 4 squares 1 ¾″ x 1 ¾″ of my taupe and 4 squares 1 ¾″ x 1 ¾″ of the navy.  I made 8 half-square triangles and trimmed them down to the listed size in step 1 of the pattern.  This ensured that all of my little half-square triangles were perfect.  And this helped to keep my block on track to finish at the right size!

Did I mention that I love the name of this block, too?  Lisa named it “Jace’s Star,” and since I have a new little grandson named Jace, I think this is a pretty cool name for the block!

Next week we’ll piece block 13 by Corey Yoder, and then we’ll start back at the top with Lynne Hagmeier!  I can’t believe we are almost one quarter of the way through making the blocks for this quilt!

Moda Block Heads 2 Block 12 Links:

• Find the PDF pattern for Lisa Bongean’s Moda Block Heads 2 Block 12 here.
• And find the Moda Block Heads 2 archives here.
• Find the Moda Block Heads Facebook page here.

 

And find the other Moda Block Heads here:

• Lynne Hagmeir of Kansas Troubles
• Barbara Groves of Me & My Sister Designs
• Carrie Nelson of Moda Fabrics
• Brigitte Heitland of Zen Chic
• Vanessa Goertzen of Lella Boutique
• Betsy Chutchian
• Stacy Iest Hsu
• Jan Patek
• Laurie Simpson of Minick & Simpson
• Jo Morton
• Sherri McConnell of A Quilting Life (you are here)
• Lisa Bongean of Primitive Gatherings
• Corey Yoder of Coriander Quilts

Have a great week piecing Moda Block Heads 2 Block 12!  And thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy quilting!