Sew On The Go by Michelle Renee Hiatt

Now I don't want you to panic, and no it isn't a typo, we are going to make (60) Diamond Rects! Did I say don't panic.  They don't all have to be finished today, or even this week.  I put them early in the series so you could take a little bit to finish them.  It is better to take your time and have them perfect than to rush.  I promise.   I have some tips for you and you already have a lot of the fabric ready...  :)  A few of my Paisley Rose Diamond Rects

  Are you ready for Clue #3?  What do you think of this Glorious Splendor Mystery so far?  Are you learning new things?  I'd love to hear about your experience.  Share below or in the Facebook group.  Beautiful Babble is a fantastic block, it introduces two new techniques to the series; Shaded 4-Patch and Dual Colored Flying Geese.  The color placement and value adds a lot of pop to this block, by using Med-Dark and Dark for the center star, it will give the illusion that the star is closer than the rest of the block.  Paisley Rose version Bermuda Batik version For my color selection, I went with a mix of prints for my Paisley Rose, and a split complementary color plan.  While going with a variation in color on my Bermuda Batiks, utilizing a double split complementary color plan with a pop.  You really want to make sure you are paying attention to the values to achieve the dimension created in this block.  M Here are my paper plate...

 How did you make out last week?  Are you loving this fabric?  I know I am!   For this week, we are going to expand our techniques building skills by adding Half Square Triangles and Flying Geese to our Square-in-Square technique of last week, with Dazzling Delight!

Woo Hoo!   Finally, we are kicking off Glorious Splendor Mystery Series!  Wow, I don't know about you, but I am ready! Make sure you have taken the time to prepare your fabric for cutting.  You can watch how I prepare on my free video on my YouTube Channel .  For Clue #1 be sure to go with one of your more solid-ish, darker fabrics to use in A&B Units.  I would consider one that carries the main color from your Border.