Blockheads 1 - Star Chain

For the third year in a row Moda is launching their Blockheads. That means 56 quilt blocks in 56 weeks. As I lost my sewing mojo in the last months I decided to join this sew-along to get back on track again. 

I defined some restrictions for myself:
1. No fabric buying - only using my stash.
2. No paper-piecing as I hate this technique (which is therefore not really a restriction but a permission).
3. I chose a dark gey background fabric. I have a bit over 2 yards and I will sew along as long as this fabric lasts.
4. The blocks are given in 2, 4, 6, 8 and 12 inches. I decided to make them either in 6 or in 12 inches. This should make for a nice, lively, not too big sampler quilt. And the 12 inch option will make it easier to sew the blocks with many pieces.

So here we go!

Blockheads 1

Star Chain by Corey Yoder

Here is the link to Corey Yoder's blogpost.

I really liked to sew this 12" block. And especially the colors I've chosen. It was a rainy gray day and the fabrics really brought sunshine into it.

To place the half-square triangles correctly I fold them and the squares in half and pinched them with two fingers to get a mark in the fabric. In the picture (left) I marked this pinch with a gray line. Then put the right sides of the fabric together matching the marks. Pin and sew (right).