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Welcome to November! We started it out with a couple of inches of snow. Ugh! Winter is starting far too early for my taste.

But November means it’s time for another HST BOM block, and yes, this month we’re tackling the big baddie in the center. It’s finally here!

I’m calling this month’s block Navigator Star. After 10 months of blocks named after various places that have been important to me throughout my life, this block basically the compass rose of this quilt. It points in all the directions that my life has taken. So ...

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Yessss!! I finished my Summer Sampler 2019 quilt top! Cue the confetti cannons and loud obnoxious music!

Okay, but seriously, you guys. This year marks the fourth Summer Sampler quilt-along that Katie, Faith, and I have created (well, make that the fifth, if you count the original Summer Sampler way back in 2011). After spending the summer making all these gorgeous weekly sampler blocks, actually putting them together and finishing the quilt always feels like a HUGE accomplishment. Even for us—the organizers/designers—it feels huge! So for all of you out there who are still working on this ...

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Okay, I’m just gonna come right out and say it: I’m not one of those people who looooovves fall. Honestly? I kind of hate the fall. I’m not a cold-weather gal, like at all (which admittedly is odd for somebody who lives in Wisconsin, but there you have it). So when autumn arrives, to me that just means I’m going to be freezing cold all the time for the next seven or eight months. Not really something to look forward to. So I’m just not a fan of autumn rolling in. Now you know. LOL ...

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How do you like my star block? I had been looking for a different star block for a quilt my friends Deb, Lisa, and I are working on and was so happy when I found this one! It is beautiful and, surprise, it is super easy to make! I made three blocks just like this one - super fast as it did not involve paper piecing.

Instead, we use the stitch-and-flip method and chain piece all the patches. I think a quilt made entirely with this star in many colors would look fantastic. Yes, I have just placed this idea on ...

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Yes, fall is officially here—because it’s a wrap on Summer Sampler 2019: Piecing Bootcamp! Ahhhhhh, you guys! I can’t believe the last block dropped this morning!

(Of course, it’s not completely done, because we still have to sew all these bad boys together into a top. And quilt it. So, just a few things left to do, really. It’ll take us just one hot minute, right? LOL. Stay tuned for all of that!)

Anyway, let’s take a look at the final two blocks! First up, we learned all about Half-Rectangle Triangles with the Summer ...

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Yes, fall is officially here—because it’s a wrap on Summer Sampler 2019: Piecing Bootcamp! Ahhhhhh, you guys! I can’t believe the last block dropped this morning!

(Of course, it’s not completely done, because we still have to sew all these bad boys together into a top. And quilt it. So, just a few things left to do, really. It’ll take us just one hot minute, right? LOL. Stay tuned for all of that!)

Anyway, let’s take a look at the final two blocks! First up, we learned all about Half-Rectangle Triangles with the Summer ...

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