Barn Star Sampler Quilt Along - Month One - Ribbon and Mosaic Star Blocks

 

Shelley Cavanna's Barn Star Sampler Quilt

Several months ago, I saw the Barn Star Sampler book by Shelley Cavanna online and I couldn't resist buying it.  The quilt is absolutely stunning. Shortly thereafter, I was thrilled to find out that Shelley is hosting a Quilt Along for the Barn Star Sampler.  I signed up for it right away. 

Shelley Cavanna's Barn Star Sampler Quilt Book

What I really, really love about this book and this quilt along is that both are designed to make piecing of the many triangle components easy to make without the use of foundation paper piecing.  (There are others hosting quilt-alongs for this quilt who are stressing the use of paper piecing but IT ISN'T NECESSARY.  The book was written in such a manner that if you follow the instructions as they are written, perfect triangles can be achieved. Shelley's YouTube videos are also very helpful as she walks you through each and every process using her tried and true techniques.)

I wanted to stay true to the color scheme Shelley used throughout her quilt. These are the fabrics I decided to use:

My fabrics for the Barn Star Sampler Quilt

 And my swatch sheet to keep everything on track:

My swatch sheet for the Barn Star Sampler Quilt

This particular Quilt Along is a 12 month program.  Month one consists of Blocks 10 and 11 from the book, the Ribbon Star and the Mosaic Star, respectively.  I'm pretty pleased with how my blocks turned out. 

Here's my completed Ribbon Star block (Block #10):

Ribbon Star block (Block #10)

And the Mosaic Star block (Block #11):

Mosaic Star block (Block #11)

I have signed up for several quilt-alongs and will share my progress here as I complete new blocks.

Ribbon Star and Mosaic Star blocks.

 

Until next time,