Hello, friends! Today I’m sharing a Moda Blockheads 5 Block 26 Alternate. This week’s official block is a foundation pieced block, the Tipsy Star shared by Kim Kight of Ruby Star Society. I just didn’t have time this week for foundation piecing, so I decided to go with an all-time favorite of mine–a scrappy sawtooth. Keep reading for the tutorial for the 6″ and 12″ versions of my block.
Moda Blockheads 5 Block 26 Alternate
Moda Blockheads 5 Block 26
It’s been a busy week of secret sewing, and we also have filming coming up, oh, and the July 4th holiday! So, I opted to make a 12″ scrappy block based on a free tutorial I shared a few years ago.
Fabric Requirements: 12″ Finished Block
Here is what you’ll need for the outer star in the 12″ block. Then see the requirements for the 6″ block for additional fabrics for the center:
- (4) squares light or background 3 ½″ x 3 ½″ for outer corners
- (4) rectangles light or background 3 ½″ x 6 ½″ for star point background
- (8) squares 3 ½″ x 3 ½″ for outer star points
- All fabrics for the 6″ Finished Block Shown Below
- Use the 6″-star block for the center and assemble the 12″ block as shown in the tutorial below.
Fabric Requirements: 6″ Finished Block
- (4) squares 2″ x 2″ for outer corners
- (4) rectangles 2″ x 3 ½″ for star point background
- (8) squares 2″ x 2″ for star points (mine are scrappy)
- (4) squares 2″ x 2″ for the four-patch center
After gathering all of your fabrics, find the tutorial for the inner star below (Note: the tutorial also gives the option to make the star points using half-square triangles. If you use that option, you’ll need to adjust your fabrics as noted in the tutorial. For flying geese star points use the 2″ squares and the 2″ x 3 ½″ background rectangles as listed above).
Moda Blockheads 5 Sew Along Resources
- Visit the Moda Blockheads 5 Resources page here.
- Find the Moda Blockheads Facebook Group here.
- Download the Blockheads 5 Group 2 Block 1 pattern here.
- Download the Blockheads 5 Group 2 Block 2 pattern here.
- Find the Blockheads 5 Group 2 Block 3 pattern here.
- Find the Blockheads Group 2 Block 4 pattern here.
- Download the Blockheads 5 Group 2 Block 5 pattern here.
- And get the Blockheads 5 Group 2 Block 6 pattern here.
- Find the Blockheads 5 Group 2 Block 7 pattern here.
- And get the Blockheads 5 Group 2 Block 8 pattern here.
- Find the Moda Blockheads 5 Group 2 Block 9 pattern here.
- Get the Moda Blockheads 5 Group 2 Block 10 pattern here.
- Download the Moda Blockheads 5 Group 2 Block 11 pattern here.
- Find the Moda Blockheads 5 Group 2 Block 12 pattern here.
- Download the Moda Blockheads 5 Group 2 Block 13 pattern here.
- And download the Moda Blockheads 5 Group 2 Block 14 pattern here.
- Download the Moda Blockheads 5 (Group 2) Block 15 pattern here.
PDF Pattern Links Blocks 16 – 25
- Find the Moda Blockheads 5 (Group 2) Block 16 pattern here.
- Download the Moda Blockheads 5 (Group 2) Block 17 pattern here.
- Find the Moda Blockheads 5 (Group 2) Block 18 pattern here.
- Download the Moda Blockheads 5 (Group 2) Block 19 pattern here.
- Get the Moda Blockheads 5 (Group 2) Block 20 pattern here.
- Download the Moda Blockheads 5 (Group 2) Block 21 pattern here.
- Find the Moda Blockheads 5 (Group 2) Block 22 pattern here.
- And download the Moda Blockheads 5 (Group 2) Block 23 pattern here.
- Find the Moda Blockheads 5 Block 24 pattern here.
- And download the Moda Blockheads 5 Block 25 pattern here.
- Find all of my posts for this quilt along here.
I’ll be back next week with Block 27…Thanks so much for stopping by!
And happy quilting!
Bex Tex says
Thank you for an alternative block!