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Friday Funday! “Midnight Stargazer” Part #2

Posted on February 21, 2020 by TK HarrisonFebruary 14, 2020

“Midnight Stargazer” 2020 Block of the Month Quilt. An Original Design by
TK Harrison, Owner of BOMquilts.com

Remember this quilt? This amazing, beautiful, wonderful, eye-popping, luscious, astonishing, astounding, awesome, breathtaking, fabulous & spectacular quilt 🙂 ?

The second part of the pattern has been published!

It’s a very important part of the pattern, too.
There are 29 different fabrics, that make up this quilt top & without this second part you’ll be completely lost! Because it names & assigns numbers to each & every fabric that’s in this quilt top.

Here’s just a sample of some of the fabric colors:

: Fabric #1 – Yellow Submarine

: Fabric #2 – Red Hot Chili Pepper

: Fabric #8 – Sandcastle

: Fabric #11 – Sugar Magnolia

: Fabric #14 – Green Eyed Lady

: Fabric #18 – Purple Haze

: Fabric #22 – The Ocean

: Fabric #23 – After Midnight

: Fabric #27 – Night Flight Dark

See what I mean? Without the second part of the “Midnight Stargazer” 2020 BOM quilt pattern, you’re going to get lost & we don’t want that to happen. Then what would you do?

Well, maybe that could be a good thing. Just think…you could let your fingers do the shopping at Abbi May’s Fabric Shop! She’s got a whole lot of fabrics there & they’re always 10% below MSRP! Plus, she’s the only sponsor of my “Midnight Stargazer” quilt pattern & she deserves a whole lotta love for sponsoring it 🙂 !

“A Quilter’s Dream” at Quilt Dash this Month

Posted on February 20, 2020 by TK HarrisonFebruary 14, 2020

An optical illusion is something that deceives
the eye by appearing to be other than it is.

That’s what’s happening with this month’s free quilt pattern over at Quilt Dash.
You don’t get the free pattern just for playing our Quilt Dash game. Oh no, you don’t 🙂 ! You must complete the Quilt Dash & then you’ll earn this month’s free quilt pattern.

“A Quilter’s Dream”
Optical Illusion One

This beautiful quilt was designed by Phyllis Dobbs for Quilt Dash.

Here’s what Phyllis has to say about her quilt pattern: “Create a quilt that can be an optical illusion with this on-point quilt pattern consisting of half square triangles and quarter square triangles. Quilters Dream quilt pattern consists of 5 different 8” blocks. An alternate arrangement of the blocks is shown for another option of creating your quilt. The quilt size is 44” x 55 1/4.”

“A Quilter’s Dream”
Optical Illusion Two

See what I mean? Isn’t it amazing how you can just move a few different blocks around & come up with a completely different quilt? I bet you could even change them around a couple more times & still have something different.
Each & every time!

In order for you to download this free pattern, all you need to do is to create a new account (or login to your current account) at QuiltDash.com & click on the link that says “Join the QuiltDash” (no quotes). Once you’ve done that, you just need to search for the images on the shops/websites/blogs who are participating in this month’s Quilt Dash. It’s really quite simple & a fun thing to do! Not to mention you get to look at some lovely quilty fabrics that you may just want to purchase (I promise not to tell anyone 🙂 )!

Star Power: Midnight Star Quilt Block & Midnight Star Variation Quilt Block

Posted on February 19, 2020 by TK HarrisonFebruary 14, 2020

Midnight Star Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):

Navy Blue: Cut TWO (2) 5 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. You only need SIX (6) of these triangles for this quilt block. (FOUR (4) of these are paired with the results of the White
5 1/4″ squares & the results of the Green 5 1/4″ squares. Which will create TWO (2) Quarter-Square Triangles for this quilt block. The other TWO (2) are paired with the results of the White 5 1/4″ squares. Which will create TWO (2) Quarter-Square Triangles for this quilt block.)
Green: Cut FOUR (4) 4 1/2″ squares. (These will be the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
Green: Cut ONE (1) 5 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (TWO (2) of these are paired with the results of the White 5 1/4″ squares & the results of the Green 5 1/4″ squares. Which will create TWO (2) Quarter-Square Triangles for this quilt block. The other TWO (2) are paired with the results of the White 5 1/4″ squares which will create ONE (1) Quarter-Square Triangle. It’ll also be the center of this quilt block.)
White: Cut THREE (3) 5 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. You only need EIGHT (8) of these triangles for this quilt block. (FOUR (4) of these are paired with the results of the the Navy Blue 5 1/4″ squares which will create TWO (2) Quarter-Square Triangles. TWO (2) of these will be paired with the results of the Green 5 1/4″ squares which will create ONE (1) Quarter-Square Triangle. The remaining TWO (2) will be paired with the the results of the Navy Blue 5 1/4″ squares & the results of the Green 5 1/4″ squares. Which will create TWO (2) more Quarter-Square Triangles for this quilt block.)

Midnight Star Quilt Block Diagram

Midnight Star Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Midnight Star Quilt Blocks,” you will end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished, 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.

Midnight Star Variation Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):

Aqua: Cut TWO (2) 5 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. (FOUR (4) of these are paired with the results of the Purple 5 1/4″ squares & the results of the White 5 1/4″ squares. Which will create FOUR (4) Square in a Square’s for this quilt block. The remaining TWO (2) are paired with the results of the Purple 5 1/4″ squares, which will create ONE (1) Square in a Square & it’ll also be the center of this quilt block.)
Purple: Cut TWO (2) 5″ squares. (These are paired with the White 5″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
Purple: Cut TWO (2) 5 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. (SIX (6) of these are paired with the results of the Aqua 5 1/4″ squares & with the results of the White 5 1/4″ squares. Which will create FOUR (4) Square in a Square’s. The remaining TWO (2) of these are paired with the results of the Aqua 5 1/4″ squares, which will create ONE (1) Quarter-Square Triangle & it’ll also be the center of this quilt block.)
White: Cut TWO (2) 5″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Purple 5″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
White: Cut ONE (1) 5 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These are paired with the results of the Aqua
5 1/4″ squares & the results of the Purple 5 1/4″ squares. Which will create FOUR (4) Square in a Square’s for this quilt block.)

Midnight Star Variation Quilt Block Diagram

Midnight Star Variation Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Midnight Star Variation Quilt Blocks,” you will end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished, 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.

On Cloud Nine: Cats & Mice Quilt Block

Posted on February 18, 2020 by TK HarrisonFebruary 14, 2020

Cats & Mice Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):

Dark Gray: Cut FOUR (4) 2″ x 3 1/2″ rectangles. (These will flank the Light Gray 3 1/2″ squares on ONE (1) side, which will help create FOUR (4) Almost a Square in a Square’s for this quilt block.)
Peach: Cut ONE (1) 3 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These will flank the Light Gray 6 1/2″ square, which will create a Square in a Square. It will also be the center of this quilt block.)
Peach: Cut ONE (1) 5 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These will be flanked by the results of the White 3″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
Light Gray: Cut FOUR (4) 3 1/2″ squares. (These will be flanked on THREE (3) sides by the results of the White 3″ squares & on the other side by the Dark Gray 2″ x 3 1/2″ rectangles. All of these together will create FOUR (4) Almost Square in a Square’s for this quilt block.)
Light Gray: Cut ONE (1) 6 1/2″ square. (This will be flanked by the results of the Peach 3 1/4″ square, which will create a Square in a Square. It’ll also be the center of this quilt block.)
White: Cut FOUR (4) 3″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the results of the Peach 5 1/4″ square, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
White: Cut SIX (6) 3″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the results of the Light Gray 3 1/2″ squares, which will help create FOUR (4) Almost a Square in a Square’s for this quilt block.)
White: Cut TWO (2) 3 1/4″ squares. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These will flank the results of the Peach 3 1/4″ squares as needed for this quilt block.

Cats & Mice Quilt Block Diagram

Cats & Mice Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Cats & Mice Quilt Blocks,” you will end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished, 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.

Quilted Kitchen: Corn & Beans Quilt Block & Green Beans with Roasted Corn Free Recipe

Posted on February 17, 2020 by TK HarrisonFebruary 14, 2020

Corn & Beans Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):

Yellow: Cut ONE (1) 5″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (This is paired with the Green 5″ square, which will create ONE (1) Quarter-Square Triangle. It’ll also be the center of this quilt block.)
Yellow: Cut FOUR (4) 3″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the results of the White 5″ squares as needed for this quilt block.)
Green: Cut ONE (1) 5″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (This is paired with the Yellow 5″ square, which will create ONE (1) Quarter-Square Triangle. It’ll also be the center of this quilt block.)
Green: Cut TWO (2) 3″ squares. (These are paired with the White 3″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
Green: Cut ONE (1) 5 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These will be flanked by the results of the White 3″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
White: Cut TWO (2) 3″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Green 3″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
White: Cut FOUR (4) 3″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the results of the Green 5 1/4″ square, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
White: Cut FOUR (4) 3″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank on TWO (2) sides the results of the Yellow 5″ square & on the other TWO (2) sides the results of the Green 5″ square, as needed for this quilt block.
White: Cut TWO (2) 5″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will be flanked by the results of the Yellow 3″ squares. They will also be the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)

Corn & Beans Quilt Block Diagram

Corn & Beans Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Corn & Beans Quilt Blocks,” you will end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished, 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.

Green Beans with Roasted Corn and Green Onions Free Recipe by Guy Fieri from Food Network!

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Friday Funday! “Midnight Stargazer” Part #2

“A Quilter’s Dream” at Quilt Dash this Month

Star Power: Midnight Star Quilt Block & Midnight Star Variation Quilt Block

On Cloud Nine: Cats & Mice Quilt Block

Quilted Kitchen: Corn & Beans Quilt Block & Green Beans with Roasted Corn Free Recipe