I can see nothing wrong with this block. You did a very nice job of covering your mistake and embellishing it. Great job...

amma -

The block looks great (beautiful)
I love the colors you chose

Occasionally my machine has sewed "bonkers" too - and I look at the stitches and debate with myself - "will it hold - will it not hold"
I know you would not have been satisfied with the block if you had left it "as is."

Thanks for sharing the reminder to clean out the areas on occasion and about the other "comparatively easy fixes" - the only two that you didn't mention were about the top tension (wandered off on my Singer 237) and the bobbin tension.

Will you also post a picture of the back of it? How did you deal with all those seams that come together in the center of it?
The top stitching/embellishment makes the blocks look very elegant.

I love the block it looks beautiful.I think maybe I am in the wrong site you guys are way out of my league,if my points looked that great I would be one happy quilter,I can count on one or two marching to their own tune,try as I might,something throws me off.I use the rotary cutter,I took a permanent marker and marked 1/4 inch seam on my machine to get consistant seams, any ways I love looking at the beautiful blocks,keep sending pictures.

So the question is if the thread will make the block shrink if you use cotton on one side and a blend on the other, right?

It's not like you are going to wash a size 10 cotton T that is made in Sri-Lanka on the hot cycle in your machine and it comes out just large enought to fit a Barbie. I think the shrinkage factor on thread is so minute that it wouldn't even be a blip on the quilt police. Besides, there will be quilting stitches to secure the whole top. Me thinks you worry too much.

Beautifully resolved btw!

I remember that buying "mercerized" cotton thread was a big deal - it was my understanding that mercerized thread didn't shrink - or at least not much

Does all cotton thread shrink? That thought had never occurred to me.

great save!

I like it ...I'd like the pp pattern too...! good job

LOL! Mad...who wears a 10? (my youngest DD wears a 6! :roll:...poor thing is so small she can't lift a fork very often :lol: )

Amma...girlfriend, listen,...if all my "mistakes", as you referred to this block in the beginning,...looked as good as this, I would be one happy camper! WOO HOO...and...WHEET WHOO!
(that's how a cute five year old, makes the whistle sound for her puppies, until she can actually whistle :wink: )

I love the block can you tell me the name of it? I have this thing for star block just think they are the neatest,

It is simply beautiful. What was the name and source of your pattern. I love paper-piecing, because I can do it and my quilts look so intricate, when it was really simple.

Beautiful block. Great problem solving.

Great save! Would that all our problems could be saved this way!

I THINK mercerized means the thread won't shrink - it MUST mean that, or an awful lot of quilts would be having shrinking problems!

I've used cotton machine quilting thread without thinking about possible shrinking either. Why hasn't someone brought this up before :? :?

Your blocks look great! I can relate to your agonizing though. Why do we drive ourselves so nuts? I love paper piecing. Just remember tiny, tiny stitches. I can't wait to se the quilt! Thanks for sharing.

Good save....don't ya' just love these "opportunities" for additional creativity??? You played this one out very well. :lol:

A+ and extra credit too :mrgreen:

Thank you for all of the compliments :D

This block pattern is in EQ, for those who would like a copy, please PM me after Oct 12 when I am back home and I will gladly share it with you!!! If you PM me before that's ok, but if I don't get back to you around the 12th or 13th please send me a reminder, ok?

I can't post a pic of the back, as the block is already sent off...but on EQ's templates, be it PP or standard, the ends are blunted off, which reduces the bulk in the center off the block. Fons and Porter sells a point trimming tool that does the same thing and more... When I get back home I can post a picture of this also...

I thank you for the answers to the thread question, too..I just started using cotton piecing thread...and yes, I do over think at times LOL