Honeycomb Stars: Mid Value blocks

Just two shapes to cut and two seams to sew per block - that’s Honeycomb Stars. The simplicity of this project is refreshing as I alternate between it and my Patchwork Selfie. Once your fabrics are divided into value groups, all key decisions are made and you have only to fall into a relaxing sewing rhythm.

To find out how to join the Honeycomb Stars sew-along, click over to the master sew-along post. It’s a digital pattern, so you can grab it in a flash and sew right along.

Week 3: Mid Value blocks

It’s time for the second layer of our value blend for the Honeycomb Stars pattern. If you’re following the pattern closely or using a quilt kit, you should have five fabrics in the mid-value group. All of my mid-value fabrics happen to be orange!

Cutting hexagon fabric pieces. Stitched in Color.jpg

I sewed my mid value group on a dark, rainy day, so I took no pictures during the process. Today with the sun shining bright in the clear autumn morning I spread out all my sewn blocks to see how the value blend is working.

Honeycomb stars in progess. Stitched in Color.jpg

I’m glad to see that I made the right call in using the dotted woven navy fabric for the darkest value blocks and saving the solid navy fabric for this mid value group. Now that they’re sewn and arranged by value group, I think the dotted triangle fabric looks clearly darker than the solid triangle fabric. Isn’t that a bit unexpected given the presence of those dots?

Value blend in Honeycomb Stars pattern. Stitched in Color.jpg

These Warp & Weft wovens are soooo tactile. I don’t plan to keep this quilt for myself, but it’s might tempting already.

Honeycomb stars values A-B close. Stitched in Color.jpg

Week 3 Sew-Along Goal: Cut & Sew all Mid Value Blocks

Once you complete this batch, you’ve already sewn more than half the quilt blocks!

Cutting Tip for Large Hexagons

Are you sewing the large scale hexagons for Honeycomb Stars? If you’re cutting from fat quarters, I have a tip for you. You can actually get 5 large hexagons out of each fat quarter if you cut a little fancy. It’s not necessary to cut this way and the pattern presents a simpler method, but just in case you love fabric efficiency, here goes! The pictures say it all - - -

Fat quarter how to cut as hexagons. Stitched in Color.jpg

Cutting hexagons from fat quarter. Stitched in Color.jpg

Hexagons on my table. Stitched in Color.jpg

To arrange the hexagons on diagonal so that you can cut five per fat quarter, try placing already-cut hexagons on the fat quarter first. Shift the hexagons around on the fabric surface to discover how they can fit together efficiently. Then, cut using your ruler or paper template.

Share to win!

Congrats to @AcousticSpaceCat, winner of our Week 2 sew-along giveaway. This is looking deep and mysterious. I’m curious to see the next layer of value added.

Keep on sewing!

This week share a photo of your mid value Honeycomb Star blocks with hashtag #HoneycombStars.

I would love to see the new mid value blocks arranged with the dark value blocks so we can enjoy that value blend!

Your photo enters you into a giveaway for my Trimmings Pattern Pack. Tis the season to be sewing your handmade holiday or a festive gift for someone special. This 3-part pattern set offers some super fun choices! Winner will be announced Monday, November 1 and giveaway is open worldwide.