This post is a part of the Little Miss Sawtooth quilt along that starts September 6, 2019 and ends January 10, 2020.
If this is the first time you are learning about this quilt along then please read this post to find out the intentions behind the quilt along and more details.
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Well here we are on post #6. We are past the halfway mark. Only a handful of star blocks to make now. I have all of my blocks up on the design wall and I’m in the habit of gazing at them before moving on to my next two blocks. What colors am I lacking, what colors do I not need to use any more of? I’ve been leaning into that raw gold solid quite a bit, so should I lessen that up now? These are my thoughts. I’m gifting this quilt to my daughter for her birthday. She’s been saving up for a blush pink sofa and I want this quilt to fit with that.
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This Week’s Task
This round we are working on Aliyah and Asha. Both are fairly simple blocks and shouldn’t give you too much of a fuss.
Aliyah
Aliyah’s center is a very traditional quilt block called a bear paw. I have yet to make a bear paw quilt, but I do have it on my bucket list, so fingers crossed one day. I changed up my block from the pattern a bit. I wanted to use more of that Simple Living fabric fussy cuts, so all of my 4-patch came from that fabric. I also made all of my half square triangles (the claws) in one single fabric instead of different ones.
My fabrics are: Simple Living, Floral Elements in Spicy Brown and Rooted in Warmth, Illusion in Pink.
Tips + Thoughts
- Be sure to pay attention to placement on the HSTs. Each side is pointing in two different directions.
Click here for the Aliyah pattern.
If you prefer to foundation paper piece Aliyah instead of the way I’ve written the pattern, Nicole Buckley has generously provided us with a paper piecing pattern (you will need to already know how to paper piece). Find the paper piecing pattern for Aliyah here.
Asha
I really love Asha! Although, I do wish I’d chosen a different fabric for my B fabric. I think the impact would have been better had I chosen something a bit brighter. Asha uses a lot of the snowball technique. She’s a fast finish.
My fabrics are: Discovered Warmth, Raw Gold solid, and Bees & Bits.
Tips + Thoughts
- Diagonal seam tape makes this one come together quicker
Click here for the Asha pattern.
If you prefer to foundation paper piece Asha instead of the way I’ve written the pattern, Nicole Buckley has generously provided us with a paper piecing pattern (you will need to already know how to paper piece). Find the paper piecing pattern for Asha here.
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Looking at my blocks above, I know I need to add a few more bits of that darker brown in and probably more of the corals and pinks. We are getting there though and I’m enjoying this process immensely. I’ve probably got more than enough of that Raw Gold. Let’s see if I can keep my hands from grabbing it. 🙂
Hugs and happy sewing!
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