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Moda Blockheads 5 - Group 2 Wrap Up

It's finished! Yay!

True confessions, I actually finished this last fall but life took over and it's taken me a bit to get this off to you guys. I hummed and hawed about how to finish this set of blocks and I ended up adding this scalloped border. There was something about the soft colors in this quilt, I felt like it was calling for a romantic finish so here it is!




I can't wait to use this quilt, this spring.

I ended up leaning into the natural accents a bit to ground the soft color palette.


This setting uses (20) 12" blocks. I went back and remade some of the blocks from group 1 and didn't use any of the foundation paper pieced blocks. This quilt had a traditional feel so I tried to keep it classic.




I also combined a couple blocks. This is a 12" of Block 25 with a 6" version of Block 24 inside.



Almost all of these blocks are from group 2 with the exception of Group 1 Block 4 and Group 1 Block 7.



Here's the layout breakdown:



I must have mocked up close to 30 layouts for these blocks, but this is where I ended up and I couldn't be happier. I love how these floating stars create a secondary block in the sashing. I also love using up those scrappy bits in the corner stones. The more you can find places to feature the prints used in the blocks, the more it helps the quilt really come together in the end.


To make the scallop border, you have to add the wide border, quilt everything, then trim the scallop and bind with a bias binding.



I loved using this mix of muted tones with a hint of beige to ground the pastels.

Quilt Details:

Prints - Delicate Blooms Fat Quarter Bundle - Various Moda Designers

Background & Border - Fig Tree Eyelet in Ivory/Latte 20488-84

Sashing Accent & Binding - Fig Tree Eyelet in Latte 20488-62

Backing - Bunny Hill - Blueberry Delight 3030-14




For the back, I had a few leftover fabrics, so I pieced some scrappy stripes into the backing. This is a great way to use less backing fabric but splitting up the yardage so the back has more interest then just one strip. The backing details are also in the Layout instructions.





After you have quilted the quilt, I used a water soluble marker to mark the border. This is the ruler I used.


I then cut the scallop by hand. I DID NOT use a rotary cutter. There are tons of scallop border videos out in there. If your afraid of the scalloped border, don't be! Watch a few videos and read the instructions that come with the ruler. It's easier than you think. It does involve a little math but it gives any quilt a vintage and romantic accent that is stunning. It's well worth the extra fabric and the math headache. Just a friendly reminder, the binding has to be on the bias to get around the curves.



Onto the next project! I hope this inspires you to make something today!

Happy Sewing!

L

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