Twilight Stars Quilt Along December – Primitive Gatherings

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Today I’m going to share my December progress on the Twilight Stars quilt along. For this quilt along, two block numbers per week from the Triangle Gatherings book are shared on Lisa Bongean’s blog. When I first started, I was making two blocks per week as scheduled. However, the weekly schedule was getting to be a little difficult for me to make and post updates each week on my blocks. So instead I have switched to a monthly schedule of posting my progress for this quilt along. At the end of each month, I will share the 8-10 quilt blocks I’ve made throughout the month.

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The details of the quilt along can be found on Lisa’s Blog.

Previous Quilt Blocks

Each week, two numbers are chosen from the Triangle Gatherings quilt book. Two blocks a week is a doable task for this quilt along. So far I have been able to get my blocks done on time.

Related: Twilight Stars Quilt Along – November Blocks

Quilt Along Supplies

This quilt along only requires a few supplies. First is the Triangle Gatherings quilt book. This book has 100 different layout ideas using just half square triangles. You will also need half square triangle papers in the size that you need based on the quilt block size you choose to do. On Lisa Bongean’s blog, you will find instructions for 4″, 6″, 8″ or 12″ blocks. I am making the 6″ block size.

I am also using the Flying Geese foundation papers from Fat Quarter Shop to make the surrounding flying geese. This is totally a personal choice. There are many ways to make flying geese and you can use whatever method you choose. I just find the accuracy of the papers to be so easy.

The fabrics I’m using are a Bella solid white and a Free Spirit bright colors fat quarter bundle that I had in my stash.

Twilight Stars Quilt Blocks 27 and 32

For week 25, the block numbers are 27 and 32. To make the centers this month, I stitched the half square triangles together in rows. I’ve played around with different assembly sequences, like quadrants, but haven’t found one to be better than another. Pressing the seams open is number one when it comes to getting nice points. Another trick I figured out was to decrease the pressure of my presser foot to accommodate the bulk. My Juki sewing machine has a knob on the top that you can turn and it will make it so the presser foot has less pressure. This has stopped my two pieces from shifting away from each other when it first enters underneath the foot.

Twilight Stars Quilt Blocks 16 and 62

Week 26 brought us the block numbers of 16 and 62 from the Triangle Gatherings quilt book.

Twilight Stars Quilt Blocks 31 and 54

The week 27 blocks selected by Primitive Gatherings were numbers 31 and 54.

Twilight Stars Quilt Blocks 52 and 96

Week number 28 of the quilt along, had quilters making block numbers 52 and 96.

Twilight Stars Quilt Blocks 30 and 88

The final week of December, week number 29 of the quilt along, was block number 30 and 88.

Twilight Stars QAL Progress

Here is a quick look at all 10 of the Twilight Stars Quilt Along December blocks. My stack of finished quilt blocks is getting really big!

You can see I have quite the pile of quilt blocks to go in the finished quilt. It’s nice to see that this quilt along is over half finished.