We’re down to our second to last block! This time we’re filling our Slash Stars with easy wiggly lines in the background and straight lines over the star:
If you’ve quilted all 41 blocks so far, this block should be no problem! I’ve included lots of tips for marking in this video because no matter how you pieced the slash star, it probably won’t fit the quilting guide perfectly.
Josh decided to go totally free hand with his block, filling it with wiggly lines running in the opposite direction from what was printed on his Spoonflower Fabric. He also changed up the lines in the center by only quilting the innermost line.
I like that his blocks became more and more wild as the quilt progressed. It was sometimes hard to sit next to him while he quilted this way (the rule abiding quilter in me wanted to insist he follow the lines exactly), but ultimately I have to admit his block looks pretty cool!
Make sure to watch Josh’s video too!
Wow! With one single block left to quilt, our Building Blocks Project is nearly complete! Saturday we will finish up the last block and Monday I’ll share all the details for putting the blocks together Quilt-as-you-go style so by this time next week you’re project could be complete!
Leah Day has been teaching online since 2009. She's the creator of the Free Motion Quilting Project, a blog filled with thousands of quilting tutorial videos. Leah has written several books including 365 Free Motion Quilting Designs, Explore Walking Foot Quilting with Leah Day, and Mally the Maker and the Queen in the Quilt.
Very 'snazzy'! You have such cool ideas!