Today I’m sharing my quilt block for the Moda Blockheads 5 Group 2 Block 12, the Starling Block! This quilt block was designed by Heather Briggs of My Sew Quilty Life.
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Blockheads 5 Group 2 Block 12
For block 12, I really liked the way the corners were made with a double sew and flip. It really gave the final block an interesting look.
The quilt block patterns for the Moda Blockheads 5 quilt along are completely free and Moda offers the patterns in 2 different block sizes: 12 inch and 6 inch. For this quilt along I am using Songbook fabrics by Fancy That Design House and am making the 12 inch quilt blocks.
Moda Blockheads 5.2 Block 12 Assembly
The Starling block used a lot of sew and flip corners. This is sometimes called snowballed corners. It’s a simple method of sewing a smaller piece diagonally onto the corner of a larger piece. The excess is then trimmed and the remaining piece is flipped out and ironed flat.
For fabric placement I wanted the look of concentric circles so I kept the colors going all the way around the block with the star set off in the middle with the stark contrast of the white fabric.
Starling Quilt Block
The Starling quilt block is such a pretty block with its radiating circle appearance.
Moda Blockheads 5 Progress Recap
I am so happy with how my blocks look in the Songbook collection by Fancy That Design House. I have kept all of my group 1 blocks to combine with my group 2 for a larger project.
If you haven’t had a chance to sew the free quilt blocks from the Moda Blockheads 5 quilt along, jump right in with the second group of blocks! New blocks are released on the Moda blog on Wednesdays.
Happy quilting friends!
