Summer Sampler 2017: Block 7 – Turning Star

Good morning! Block 7 of Summer Sampler 2017 has arrived! It’s Turning Star by Lynne Goldsworthy of Lily’s Quilts.

I’ve been looking forward to making this one since we first got Lynne’s mock-up! Love love love this block. And it’s not a difficult paper-piecing project—it comes together so nicely!

Now for this week’s tip. If you would like to do color placement similar to what I used in my block (a color-gradient center and alternating colors around the outside), it’s very simple to do. Start by lining up the colors you’ll be using in the center, from one end of your gradient to the other, like I did above.

Since the inside pieces are the first piece you’ll use, just work your way through the templates using the colors in the order you laid them out in—just be sure to alternate Template A and Template B as you go. By doing that, you’ll always have As and Bs next to each other, just the way you wanted them. (It doesn’t matter if you start with A or B.)

Then, when you get to pieces 3A and 3B, just make sure all the A templates use one of your outside colors, and all of the B templates use the other outside color.

Just following that simple plan should allow your block to come together perfectly! (Well, from a color-placement standpoint, anyway. LOL.)

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