It’s time for our fifth block – the Rosetta Star!  (Miss our earlier posts? You can find more information about the Florence Star, Milton Falls Star, Ohio Star, and Wedding Ring block.)

You will need two Rosetta Star blocks for the throw-sized quilt and one block for the baby-sized quilt.

The beautiful Rosetta Star block is mentioned by Emmeline as she muses what her life might be like if it was more like the actual readers of her column. Emmaline decides to make a green and rose Rosetta Star quilt to display on her chaise lounge, waiting to comfort her children when they returned home from school.

The construction of the Rosetta Star involves the partial quarter-square triangle unit to create the inside of the star as well as the star points. Testing the placement of your fabrics (left, photo below) when placed on the half-square triangles is key to success of this unit. The pattern (see page 9) has the instructions to trim the partial quarter-square triangle units. Using washi tape to mark off the trim size on your ruler hour-glass unit will help you get an accurate trim (right, photo below.)

Ready to sew? Share photos of your Rosetta Star on Instagram and in the Quilt Fiction Facebook group and use tags #lovesmelovesmenotqal, #quiltfictionqal, and #storyguildqal. Add your blocks to our Loves Me, Loves Me Not gallery by emailing them to qal@quiltfiction.com.

Next Monday, March 27, we start the final block of the quilt along – the Crown and Star!

Don’t yet have the pattern? You can buy the pattern at the Quilt Fiction Shop.

If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment or email qal@quiltfiction.com.

I’m very excited to kick off the third giveaway of our quilt along, this giveaway sponsored by Quiltfolk and Oliso!

Everyone seems to be enjoying the idea of catch-up weeks and I’m happy our quilt along schedule gives you extra time to sew the Milton Falls Star and Florence Star blocks.

We’ve been sharing photos of in our Loves Me, Loves Me Not gallery for our first four blocks. It is fun to see how the blocks look with different fabric choices. (Photos of other blocks will be added to the gallery as we introduce them in the quilt along.)

To be eligible for our third giveaway, we need to see a photo of YOUR blocks in the gallery! Just email qal@quiltfiction.com a photo or photos of (at least) two blocks – two Milton Falls blocks, two Florence Star blocks, or one of each – prior to 8 p.m. Monday, March 20, 2023.

Two winners will be randomly chosen from those meeting the eligibility guidelines below.  One winner will receive a Felt Pressing Mat from Oliso.  One winner will receive a year subscription to Quiltfolk magazine. (These prizes can only be shipped to US addresses.)

Thank you Oliso and Quiltfolk – we have the best sponsors!

Eligibility Guidelines

• The participant must email a photo or photos of two blocks – two Milton Falls blocks, two Florence Star blocks, or one of each prior to 8 p.m. Monday, March 20, 2023
• The participant must be a member of Story Guild (at any membership level, including free) and have downloaded a copy of the Loves Me, Loves Me Not pattern
• Each winner will be chosen randomly and notified via email. Winner will have 72 hours to claim their prize by responding to our email – if we don’t hear back, we may draw another name. Once all prizes for a specific giveaway have been claimed, the first names of the winners will be announced.

Next Monday, we will start sewing the Rosetta Star, block 5 of 6.

Don’t yet have the pattern? You can buy the pattern at the Quilt Fiction Shop.

If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment or email qal@quiltfiction.com.

It’s time for our fourth block – the Florence Star!  (Miss our earlier posts? You can find more information about the Milton Falls Star, Ohio Star, and Wedding Ring block.)

You will need two Florence Star blocks for the throw-sized quilt and one block for the baby-sized quilt.

If you’ve been following along in the Friendship Album: Forget-Me-Not story, you’ll know that Florence’s wedding didn’t go as planned. She has moved forward and is busy expanding her business offerings. (I really want to say more but I promised no spoilers!) Given the importance of Florence to our story, we needed a Florence block in our quilt. As it turns out I’d already named a block after Florence –  a few years ago, a friend and I hosted a hand piecing quilt-along and named five of the blocks after the characters in Friendship Album 1933.

This construction of this block uses basic units – flying geese for the outer star and half-square triangles for the center. If you are pressing seams to the side, pay attention to the pressing diagrams (look for the small arrows) so units nest during construction.

Ready to sew? Share photos of your Florence Star on Instagram and in the Quilt Fiction Facebook group and use tags #lovesmelovesmenotqal, #quiltfictionqal, and #storyguildqal. Add your blocks to our Loves Me, Loves Me Not gallery by emailing them to qal@quiltfiction.com.

Next Monday, March 13, we will start a catch-up week and open up our third sponsor giveaway. To be eligible, share a photo (or photos) of our two newest blocks – two Milton Falls Star blocks, two Florence Star blocks, or one of each – by March 20.

Colleen and Anne-Marie were the winners of our second giveaway – congratulations!

Don’t yet have the pattern? You can buy the pattern at the Quilt Fiction Shop.

If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment or email qal@quiltfiction.com.