Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Little Penguin Quilts Through the Year

Friday, May 16, 2025

A little more with green...

This week I continued to fiddle with my lighter green squares to come up with the right ones for a second 16 patch star block.  I got them to this group by piecing a couple squares from strips.


A couple of them still bothered me, though, so I took a few away, added a few more in, and finally ended up with this:

Done!

And here are the two together:


Along the way I stitched up two tiny green sixteen patch blocks as leaders and enders that will eventually become Gameboard blocks, a design I borrowed from Sara @ My Sewing Room.


And one more thing was worked on - a strippy quilt-as-you-go project that I'll post more about later in the month.  This one gets all the greens (and some flowers, too)!


Sharing at SoScrappy for ScrapHappy Saturday.
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20 comments:

Linda @ kokaquilts said...

Loving your green blocks! I'm using more green these days, still find it tricky to get a cohesive look:(

Michele McLaughlin said...

Love these green blocks! Spring green makes me so happy. I like both of your choices for block type! Have a great weekend!

Linda said...

You did a beautiful job on your greens! The strippy one looks interesting.

Sara said...

Isn't it fun to "borrow" new ideas from other quilters? I'm constantly finding inspiration in the blogs I follow. Love those scrappy star blocks especially!

Kate said...

You did really well with your light green star block. It is challenging sometimes to find the right shades when working from scraps. You have some very fun scrappy projects in the works.

Karen - Quilts...etc. said...

nice green blocks. They are all looking good.

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

Love your stars!!!!

Vicki in MN said...

Such a great month for green scraps, as I look out my window I see green everywhere with the trees almost fully leafed out I almost can't see the neighbors house! I love your finished green blocks, just perfect.

Cathy said...

Your scrappy stars are awesome, Diann! Those gameboard blocks are the one certain thing so far on my list of 2026 RSC blocks, thanks to you and Sara!

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TerryKnott.blogspot.com said...

Your green stars are great! You made the right choice.

piecefulwendy said...

Love those greens! I like the star idea, too.

Jenny said...

Two more beautiful green star blocks.

Libby in TN said...

Lots of future projects in the works.

The Joyful Quilter said...

You put some lovely GREEN scraps to use, Diann. Looking forward to seeing what you're doing with that QAYG project!

Deb A said...

You did a great job with the light greens on your block. I can't wait to see what that green scraps will become.... a challenge quilt maybe?

Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting said...

Great RSC blocks!!!

Miaismine said...

Your star blocks are so pretty! Those sixteen patch blocks are so cheerful, brought a smile to my face. I’m eager to see you QAYG project!

Jeanna said...

The green blocks look great, Diann. I look forward to seeing more of the strippy QAYG project.

Melva said...

You spent much more time on selecting the perfect greens for your projects than I would probably consider. ;) Well done! Thanks for joining Sew & Tell