October 2022 – December 2022 Challenge
The Shades of Blue & White: Floating Point Star Block Challenge
Blue & White never goes out of style. Participate at whatever level you would like. This is an easy star block with floating points, made using shades of blue for the star bellies and points with shades of white for the background. You could make a small wall hanging or quilt on your own with your own blocks. Or you might like to exchange blocks with guildmates to make a larger project!
Bring your block(s) to the DECEMBER CHRISTMAS guild meeting if you would like to exchange. As many blocks as you bring, you will get to take home from the other participants.
The Floating Point Star pattern includes generous seam allowance so that you will square your blocks up and then still have floating points after you sew your ¼” seam, so if you’re a little big or shy on your ¼”, there is plenty of room to get accurate blocks. Shades of Blue & White means that your block background will be white, cream, tan or somewhere in between (low volume prints or something that is solid or reads solid). Your star centers and points should be a shade of blue - anything ranging from blue to teal to navy or even aqua.
Your constructed block should now be approx. 11” x 11”. You can swap it as is. The final step when you receive your swapped blocks (if you are swapping) is to trim them down to 10.5” x 10.5”. This size will still maintain your points without being chipped off in the seam allowance. The block will finish at 10” x 10” in whatever project you would like to use it in.
Floating Point Star illustrations
