Fall into a QAL Quilt Along: Block 4: Sunflower

Block 4: Sunflower by Sandy Maxfield, SandyStar Designs

Block 4 of the Fall into a QAL quilt along is Sunflower Block, and it is a beauty! It was designed by Sandy Maxfield. Her tutorial can be found at SandyStar Designs. As a host, I am presenting my version of the block and my tips for completing it.  All 12 of the blocks in the Fall into a QAL quilt along will be  available for free on the designer's  web site until November 13, 2018 at midnight EST. I will be offering links to the released block patterns on my Quilt Alongs page until then. Collect them all! In addition, I will be showing my version of the block every two weeks as well right here on my blog. Want to keep track of all of the released blocks? Subscribe to the JANDA Bend Quilts Newsletter. You can also join our Partners in Design Facebook Group to follow the block releases and see the blocks of others.

​The first step is to cut all of the pieces. I decided that I wanted to make the petals of the sunflower different colors of gold and orange. The number of brown and green pieces reminded the same. However, I needed 8 squares of gold fabric, 4 squares and 4 rectangles of light orange fabric, 4 rectangles of orange fabric, and 4 rectangles of light gold fabric. See photo below.

Cut Block Pieces.

Next, I constructed the center Snowball Block. I used the flipped corners method to add the triangles to the corners of the brown square. This is similar to how we made flying geese last week. Sandy has some great suggestions on how to make the flipped corners! See photos below.

Sew Small Squares on the Diagonal.

Trim seams to 1/4".

Press Seams.

Next I constructed the petals of the sunflower using the flipped corner method. See photo below.
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Sew Along the Diagonal.

Trim the Seam.

Press Seam.

The competed petals are shown below.

Completed Petals

More Completed Petals

I placed the petals in rows and then sewed the rows as shown below.

Arrange Petals.

Sew Petals.

Then, I arranged the pieces as shown below and sewed them together.

Arrange Groups of Petals.

Completed Block

Where Can I FInd the Pattern and the Designer's Tutorial?

Go to Sandy Maxfield at SandyStar Designs for the pattern and designer tutorial.

How Do I Enter to WIn the Giveaway for Block 1?

There are three ways to enter. Do one of the following by July 9, 2018 at 11:59 pm  EST:

1. Upload a photo of your finished block to Sandy's Linky Party at SandyStar Designs.
2. Upload a photo of your finished block to the Partners in Design Facebook Group
3. Upload a photo of your finished block to Instagram using #fallintoaqal

How Will the Winner Be Chosen?

The winner will be randomly selected from those who post photos of their completed blocks by the deadline. Although creativity is encouraged, the block must follow the design for this two-week period. You must be 18 to enter.

I Want to See More Versions of the Block. Who Are the Other Hosts?

Abbie at Sparkle On 
April at JANDA Bend Quilts (That's me!)
Bobbi at Snowy Days Quilting
Jennifer at The Inquiring Quilter 
Karen at Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats
Sherry at Powered by Quilting 
Vanda at Quilting with Vanda 

I Have Questions. Who Can I Ask?

You can ask me in a comment to this post or in an email, or you can ask the designer at SandyStar Designs.

When Will the Next Block be Released?

July 10, 2018

Where Will I Be Able to Find Block 5 on July 10, 2018?

You can find Block 5 by Kathleen McCormick at Kathleen McMusing. My version of the block and a link to her site will right here on my blog! All block locations will be available on the Partners in Design Facebook Group or on any of the Host's blogs which are listed above.
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What Group Is Organizing This Quilt Along?

Fall into a QAL is brought to you by Partners in Design.  All the bloggers in the Partners in Design Group met through the 2017 New Quilt Bloggers Blog Hop. They are:
 
Abbie at Sparkle On (Host + Block 11 Designer)
April at JANDA Bend Quilts (Host + Block 2 Designer) That's me!
Bobbi at Snowy Days Quilting (Host + Block 7 Designer)
Jennifer at The Inquiring Quilter (Host + Block 8 Designer)
Karen at Tu-Na Quilts, Travels, and Eats (Host + Block 9 Designer)
Kathleen at Kathleen McMusing​ (Block 5 Designer)
Sandra at Sandra Healy Designs (Block 10 Designer)
Sandy at Sandy Star Designs (Block 4 Designer)
Sherry at Powered by Quilting  (Host + Block 3 & 6 Designer)
Vanda at Quilting with Vanda (Host + Block 1 & 12 Designer)

We are a group of quilt designers and bloggers who are friends and who like to work together.

Who Are the Sponsors of This Quilt Along?

In addition, the following members of Partners in Design are providing prizes as well:

Abbie at Sparkle On 
April at JANDA Bend Quilts That's me!
Kathleen at Kathleen McMusing​ 
Sandra at Sandra Healy Designs 
Sherry at Powered by Quilting  
Vanda at Quilting with Vanda

Click to See My Versions of the Released Blocks

​Thanks for joining me and Happy Quilting!

This post was originally published at JANDA Bend Quilts.