Summercrafter

Everybody's working for the weekend! (remember that song? Okay, my age is showing)  Well, the weekend is here and it's time for another Friday Night Block Party!! Woohoo!! It all started here and last week we featured these .     This week's block name is Shooting Star. Doesn't that sound fun?   Picture from here   I found 2 Shooting Star patterns on Marcia Hohn's Quilter's Cache  which is a  great quilter's block resource.  But this week's party is happening at The Patchsmith .   L ook at  his lovely cushion Amanda has made using the Shooting Star block pattern.   Do you see how really simple it is?  We just break it down into sections.     If you hop on over to her blog she has fantastic historical tidbits of information about this block, who knew?  I'm sure we can all follow along and make our own.  She has even been so generous as to offer u...

Welcome to the Friday Night Block Party! I always wanted to live in a neighborhood that had block parties, but I lived in a cul-de-sac where people only made U-turns!  But I have decided to make my own Block Party right here on the blog! We'll be here every Friday and you can even be a host if you want.  Just shoot me an email . But for now, let's get this party started!     I am going to be showcasing some great quilt blocks in this feature with some back stories. This is a good way to become more familiar with the history of quilting and the blocks, read a blurb here . And of course, making samples is a great hands-on experience. Join me won't you?     You could share the same block, which would be nice, but a Block Party is a Block Party! So just add your link to feature any block that you are working on whether it's paper or fabric. I am asking however, that you please add n...