Friend Julie is doing much better at the Patchwork Palooza than I am. However, I am undaunted! After my success with the Patchwork Palooza 8 Redux, I couldn’t rest on my laurels. I stopped myself from making too many of these blocks all at once. After all, I have other projects on which to work. I did make this block, n.1. I want to catch up and then start making the secondary blocks.
The dots will be the background and I have added in a new Art Gallery Natural Elements print for the Flying Geese. I have kind of decided to use that Grunge lavender every time I have to cut a 4.5 inch square. I may need to buy more. I’ll need to add in some other fabrics but will do that over time.
This is basically a Sawtooth Star with some shenanigans in the corners. In Barbara Brackman’s Encyclopedia of Quilt Patterns, this block is called Magic Cross Design from Woman’s Day 1931. I didn’t find this block in Jinny Beyer’s The Quilter’s Album of Patchwork Patterns. I didn’t find a reference to Women’s Day in the bibliography. I guess you have to draw the line somewhere.
