So this is the block that we’re talking about. You know, I just love how they just weren’t afraid to just go for it and do it. This one has a cool little star in the middle. You know, everything is different on each block.
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I love to see these kind of scrappy blocks because you know they used every piece that they had. Of course they are done the hard way but the workmanship is really fun. So the inspiration for this quilt came from these old quilt blocks that I found years ago in an antique store and I just think they’re just gorgeous. And this quilt was inspired by some antique blocks so let me show you those. You can see our little four inch border and this is our backing right here. We’ve used the Cotton Candy quilting pattern on here. And for your backing you’re going to need 3 ¾ yards of backing for your quilt. For your border you’re going to need one yard of border fabric and that’s a little four inch border. For your background fabric you’re going to need one roll of 1 ½ inch strips and some yardage, a half yard and it should match and be the same color. There’s some light strips in here that we used for the sashing but you’re going to need an additional quarter of a yard to be able to make all of those.
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So to make this quilt you’re going to need one roll of 2 ½ inch strips and we have used Bee Cross Stitch by Lori Holt for Riley Blake. I think you’re going to be super tickled at how it all goes together because it’s much easier than it seems. And I’ve got a great project for you today. Hi everybody, it’s Jenny from the Missouri Star Quilt Company.