Perfect HST BOM Block 11: Navigator Star

Welcome to November! We started it out with a couple of inches of snow. Ugh! Winter is starting far too early for my taste.

But November means it’s time for another HST BOM block, and yes, this month we’re tackling the big baddie in the center. It’s finally here!

I’m calling this month’s block Navigator Star. After 10 months of blocks named after various places that have been important to me throughout my life, this block basically the compass rose of this quilt. It points in all the directions that my life has taken. So Navigator Star it is—guiding the way to all the places I’ve felt at home, and hopefully continuing to point me in the right directions. : )

I hope you enjoy making this block! But FYI, it’s not a quick make. You may need to work on it over several sittings. Take your time, be patient, and understand that it’s really more the size of four blocks, so keep plugging away at it throughout the month, and you’ll have a beautiful center block in the end! This block would also make a fabulous mini quilt all on its own, so file this month’s pattern away for future use.

Want to join us on the Perfect HST BOM? No, it’s not too late!! We still have plenty of people who are just joining and starting! It’s a beginner-friendly block-of-the-month program that uses my best-selling Perfect HST templates, so that you won’t have to trim or square up a single half-square triangle! And no, it’s not too late to join in! Just $24.99 gets you all 12 monthly block patterns, plus access to subscriber-only email newsletter and private Facebook group, bonus patterns, and much more! (All three of the previous months’ block patterns will be available for you to download instantly upon purchase.) Join us! Click here to subscribe!

And be sure to check out the blocks that have recently been completed, at the Instagram hashtag #perfecthstbom! So many gorgeous examples!

The Perfect HST BOM includes:

• A new block pattern delivered to your email on the first Monday of each month in 2019—12 block patterns total
• Complete finishing instructions to make a 52″ x 62″ quilt
• Three free bonus patterns for extra HSTs
• Complete fabric requirements, including suggested Kona Solids colors (a limited number of fabric kits will be available at www.sewtopia.com)
• A BOM Program Guide, which includes the block release schedule, ways to prepare/get organized for the quilt-along, practice lessons in using the Perfect HST templates and accurately piecing completed HST units so you can get the hang of it before the BOM begins, tips for beginner success, and more
• Access to a closed Facebook group where you can ask questions, get advice, and connect with other quilters
• A monthly subscriber-only newsletter with tips and tricks, examples of completed blocks, etc.

(Please note that the Perfect HST Templates are NOT included with the BOM subscription. If you don’t already have the Perfect HST templates, you need to purchase them in order to make this quilt. Click here to purchase the templates, or to see how the templates work, click here.)

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