I am participating in the Don’t Call My Betsy Lucky Stars BOM paper piecing Block of the Month club. You have an option of a 6 or 12 inch finished block. I choose  6 inches.

I wanted to use the same fabrics throughout the year, and my first thought was to make them fun using bright colors.

After many days of debating back and forth on what colors to start with, I changed my mind (woman’s prerogative) and went with batiks.

This is what my work space looked like after I pieced, trimmed and ripped:

Two tools I found handy:

• A rotating cutting mat – handy for turning your block for trimming without moving the block
• An “Add-An-Eighth” trim ruler – for trimming your seams to 1/8 inch

It took me a bit to get into making this block, but I am excited about getting February’s block pattern.

Are you participating in any block of the month clubs?

Enjoy the Journey, Jackie