Thank you, Jan! It makes me smile just to see those colors and the block design shows them up beautifully. It's also neat to see how you were able to use an attractive picture as inspiration.

so good to see you posting again. You have been missed

That will be just perfect to make little quilts to send out for babies in Africa.I belong to a craft group and they are all knitting little sweaters for so called 'salt and vinegar' babies. These are newborns who are taken home wrapped in paper because the mothers cannot afford baby clothes. I really can't knit so I thought maybe little quilts to wrap them in. I really don't work with vibrant colours but I will buy some for this project, the colours of their country.( Salt and vinegar) because here in the U.K. before 'health and safety' took over, that was how fish and chips were taken home, wrapped in newsprint! Oh dear showing my age --- still a much more carefree time I think. Love Letty x

Thank-you for the pattern, I am glad to hear that you are improving. I have always been inspired by your posts and will try to make this quilt to share with you. Again thank you for sharing with us your grace and knowledge and wisdom.

It's a beautiful block, great design. Hope you continue to mend after your surgery. I know it can be tough, I'm just beginning to quilt again after having a badly torn rotator cuff repaired, not fun, but I'm so much better. Hope you continue to feel better and better. Take care of yourself.

So glad to hear from you and know that you are doing better.

Your quilt idea is wonderful! The colors are outside my usual, especially the orange, but you inspire me to try it!

Thank you Jan! So glad you are better!!

Delighted this has appealed to many of you! Now I can hardly wait to see some blocks or a quilt or two!!

Jan in VA

Jan, I can't play along until I get my computer back and the Geek Squad helps me figure out how to post pictures. But, I wanted to let you know I love the color way even though it is out of my comfort zone. I also love the photo, the women are so colorful, they look happy with their big bowls of fruit. Is it a historical photo or one from recent years. It would be interesting to know where women dress like this.

Jan,
So glad you are feeling better. Thank you so much for the block. I love the bright colors.

Jan,I love it. Thanks so very much for taking the time to do this for us all. So glad that you are bouncing back .Take care.

Thanks Jan ....so glad that you are on the road to recovery!

Thanks so much Jan, I love the picture and think you are right about a quilt in those colors! Glad you are on the road to
recovery!

Really like this block and think it will work for something I'm working on--donations for a Relay for Life benefit. I think I'be figured out the measurement of the cut size for center background of the outer star but thought I'd check with you before I cut. Should those pieces be cut 3 X 3.5 or are they cut 3 X 3. To get square it seems like they should be 3 inch squares but marked to finish 2.5 X 3.

SMR,
The parts of the block you are referring to are NOT square, they are actually slightly rectangular! So, yes, they are to be cut at 3.5" x 3".....can't *believe* I missed that measurement on the right side of the graphic!!!!

(Of course, with that said, you could absolutely cut them at 3.5" square. It will make a larger block that has more "float" for the points of the main star. I didn't care for this amount of background fabric in the block so that's why I "trimmed" around the block to create the rectangular star point sections.)

THANK YOU for asking the question!! As I am not yet cutting fabric and sewing, I did not test drive this block before submitting it to you all.:o #colormeembarrassed#

Jan in VA

Tks for the wonderful design. You are always so giving & your instructions are the best, clear, simple to understand & concise. So glad to see you feeling better & well on the road to a full recovery.

Jan, so happy your feeling good now, just don't get carried away and over tired. I love your colors in the block, should make an interesting quilt.

thanks again for all you do for us... so glad your surgery is done and you are well... love the quilt pattern colors...

Thanks, Jan! Glad your recovery is going well! The photo that gave you inspiration is so happy and colorful - I love the design and colors in your block!

Love the colors!! Keeping this with my blocks to attempt to complete. I am a newbie and I hope to be able to follow this!! Thank you for sharing!!

Thank you Jan, glad to hear you are feeling better. Love the pattern and am printing it out now.

Thank you for the block! It will be fun to make it in those colors. Hope your recovery is smooth.:thumbup:

It's a lovely block. When I finish my current quilt I'm going to be making an African themed one from the Celebrating African Women range. This will be an excellent block to use in it. Thank you. I hope you are well soon.

YEA! I love it. Thank you so much. I actually have a quilt made from your directions for a previous project. There was a young girl here who wanted to make a quilt from a barn block for her wedding. You gave the dimensions etc. here for her. I made a stunning quilt from your easy to follow directions. I can't wait to give it a go from this one. Thanks again!

Thank you for the block....love it...will post when I do it!!

Thank you Jan for such a great inspiration! I love the idea of using a picture you love for the color of a block. And the block you posted is great. I'm not sure how soon I will get to it but I am going to make it.

Will be checking back regularly to see what people do with this block, and or colors. Thank you and sure do hope you will be fully recovered soon.

Thank you Jan and hope you heal quickly.

Thanx Jan, the color ways possible with that picture are amazing. Just the color alone makes you want to smile and get on with it. Great inspiration

Jan, Keep taking care of yourself and the healing fairy will grace you and we won't have to make this quilt for you:D.

Really, Thanks for showing this picture and creating the block color placement. I am anxious to see what people come up with. What a bright show it will be.

This is going to be fun.

I love the picture and the bright colors the women wear. The fruit looks so refreshing in this hot picture.

Since my plate is already overflowing I might as well pile this on top. It will be like the cherry atop an Ice cream float!
I'll get started right away.

Take care!
peace

hope you are doing better..What a nice thing to do.... I love the block... I want to make a star quilt with all different stars. this will definitely be one of them.. thank you... feel better.

HEY! You can't tell me that and then not show a picture of it!!!! Cough it up girl!:D
I'll bet we'd all love to see it, Maryellen2u, I hope you have a photo.

Jan in VA

Great design, Jan. Wishing you a speedy recovery!

I just found this! I saved the pattern, its next on the cutting table! Thanks Jan! Glad your feeling better!

Okay I made this block, now let me say that this is WAY OUT of my comfort zone in a couple of ways. First would be the color. Now Jan don't take this personally but I don't like the color orange. I only have about 7 in my stash. Second its has a modern feel to it. I don't normally make modern. But I thought it was so nice of Jan to take the time to share and I really like the picture of the ladies. So I'm making this quilt. Not sure that I'll stay with the fabrics I used, but it was all I had on hand. Most of my stash is brights. I think this pattern would be better with batiks or muted colors. All in all I had fun putting it together. Another thought I had was if it were made scrappy. Thanks so much Jan for inspiring me to work with orange! So glad you didn't add purple to the mix!....LOL! Although I do have more purple than orange!

WOW, Lea, you did it!!!!! Yay!! :D :thumbup:
I hope others will, too and share here; it'll be so fun to see how the colors work in different quilters' blocks. I hope to make my own tonight. But I'm not sure about how to photograph it for you as I don't have a camera or a smart phone....I'll think on it.

Jan in VA

P.S. Visiting your blog (just lovely!) for the first time allowed me to put a pretty face to the name I've known and enjoyed since the Barracks Quilts days! Love it!

Thanks Jan!! very lovely pattern and it matches your inspiring photo!!

Here is the article on Leatheflea's blog about this pattern. Lots of quilters read her site and she's offering it as a free pattern (with my consent, of course), so QB members should consider making one for us before the non-QB world starts posting their blocks!
http://podunkpretties.blogspot.com/2...e-pattern.html

I made my first block last night but have to get a friend to help take a picture before I can post it here. I want to make about 12 blocks, each having the colors in different placements within the blocks. I still LOVE the inspiration picture!

Get sewing!

Jan in VA

Sure hope you get that pic, can't wait to see your block!

Glad to hear from you. Definitively an inpirational piece. It speaks to me applique and love the challenge so Let me see what I can do. Now to a vacation in the Islands, a colorful one.