Block 42 ~ Christmas Star!
Block 42 is Christmas Star! Christmas Star, by Eveline Foland, was published in Kansas City Star, on December 19, 1931. Block 42 ~ Christmas Star ~ Michelle's Fabric Selection 1 This block is made up of Diamond Rectangles, and four shades of Half Square Triangles crisscrossing the center. This block was later published as Snowflake, also by Eveline Foland in Feb 23, 1933. In just exploring my grandmother’s clippings, I found over 15 blocks reference as the Christmas Star, however this version I found to be my favorite. It is extremely unique, I for one have never seen it, and therefore felt it had to be included. While it will test your piecing skills, is totally worth it. The shading of the Half Square Triangles and Squares drives the eye outward creating great depth in the block. This block comes together using the Diamond Rects and Tucker Trimmer 1 , given the number of Half Square Triangles, we are going to use the Eight at Once meth...