Hey everyone! I know you’re all chomping at the bit to get started on the next Twilight Stars block releases, so let’s hop right to it! This week’s lucky chosen ones are block numbers 51 and 57!

As you know, patterns for this quilt-along can be found in my book Triangle Gatherings (which is required to participate along with a few other items). Blocks will be posted every Friday around NOON Central Standard Time, and can be found both here on the blog and in the “Quilt-Along” area under “Twilight Stars” at lisabongean.com. New to the game? You can read all about Twilight Stars by clicking HERE! A full list of details and required supplies can be found at the Twilight Stars Info Page by hitting the button below!

If you’ve been following along, you already know that I based Twilight Stars on my recent Rustic Gatherings fabric line, combined with Jackie MacDonald’s Halloween-themed collection, Spellbound. Both lines feature color palettes including rusty oranges and rich blacks, along with some nice grey selections from Rustic that go together beautifully. If your taste doesn’t include this particular color palette, that’s ok. This will be a year-long project with plenty of time to shop for alternative fabrics that will also work beautifully for this quilt. What do you think? Like what you see? Let me know what you think of my fabric choices in the comments!

It goes without saying that there are A LOT of half-square triangles in this quilt, but fear not! Primitive Gatherings Triangle Paper will make light work of what used to be considered a thorn in your side. If you’re new to using triangle paper or never have before, I highly recommend following my list of tips and tricks to help you get into the swing of things…

And you’re off! Something tells me I’ll be seeing posts of finished blocks by the end of the day… Some of you are super quick! Either way, it’s not a race and meant to be fun so take your time if you need to. There’s no rush! And don’t forget to post a photo of your completed blocks when you do finish them along with the required book, Triangle Gatherings and Primitive Gatherings Triangle Paper included in the picture. You can post it on either our Facebook or Instagram pages (or both!) including the hashtag #TwilightStarsQAL for a chance to win a nice little prize! If you caught LIVE with Lisa earlier this week you heard that Julene M. was our first of many winners over the course of this quilt-along for posting her work. She’s the proof it can happen to you too – you just have to post!

I hope you all have a great weekend! It’s been in the upper 80’s and sunny all week here in WI, and will remain that way until rain finally brings cooler temps on Sunday. Sounds like stitching weather either way! The heat has me wishing we were still up north in Door County so we could enjoy a dip in the chilly waters of Lake Michigan, since we didn’t have time to do any swimming while we were there. Though we had a lot of fun, our trip was mostly allocated to work with not a lot of time for horsing around. We all agreed that we need to make time for a girls trip just for fun in the near future so we can really explore the area properly. If you’re wondering what the heck Door County is, check back here on Monday. I’ll tell you all about our trip in my next post, and give you a sneak peek of what the process is like to create the project books that accompany my fabric lines. It’s more work than you might think! Until then, take care, have fun, and of course, make time to stitch every day! See you soon! ~Lisa