Happy Friday, Quilty Peeps! I took a little design detour yesterday, playing around with a historical quilt block called Star of North Carolina in an updated color scheme of Kona Solid fabrics.
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| My 58 x 74 Star of NC Design, Using 8 Inch Blocks |
I became aware of this block recently when AccuQuilt reintroduced their limited edition 12" North Carolina Star BOB (Block On Board) die as a permanent offering. "Block On Board" (BOB) refers to AccuQuilt dies that are designed to cut all of the shapes needed for a particular quilt block with a single pass through the die cutting machine. (By the way, all of AccuQuilt's BOB dies are on sale 20% off, now through January 30th. This post contains affiliate links).
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| AccuQuilt's 12 Inch North Carolina Star BOB Die |
Barbara Brackman's definitive reference book, the Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns, 3rd Ed., identifies this as Block #473 in the Ladies' Art Company Catalog that was published from 1889 through the 1970s.
