The April A to Z Challenge is in its tenth year, I’ve now participated for 6 of those years, and this year will be my 3rd quilt theme. It’s my first quilt using only patterns from the Kansas City Star newspaper archives. Welcome to my blog!
Waves of the Sea in Star Quilts 
Star Quilt Author’s version 
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By the time you get to here you will have noticed (I hope) that there are no letter X’s in the block’s title. But I went with the visual direction the quilt block is arranged in. Do you see it??
I want to point out in the first photo above that I got a little over ambitious on those small half square triangle blocks. I only needed half of them. So another block in the future? Or maybe just another Waves of the Sea block.
Another non-conformist block. It will be fine. I hope.
Did You Know?
In 1937,native Missourian, Walter Cronkite took a job at United Press (UP) telegraph to cover an explosion in a school in New London, Texas. It was to be his first national headline breaking story. This gas leak explosion caused 295 + deaths as it occured as school was nearly about to let out.
Come back here Monday for another quilt block for the A to Z Challenge! Also be sure to visit the home of the A to Z here and see other entrants challenge posts. There are excellent writers participating every year with topics in whatever you’re interested in.
Katy Trail Creations 
I didn’t really expect there would be a square beginning with X – I just assumed any pattern with a cross design would work. This one is truly an X. Well done!!
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Thank you! I have a list in one of my books of all the kc star blocks published in the newspaper. Now I’ll have to check if there ever was an x titled block lol
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Pretty X block! A good to have enough squares for another one ;))
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Thank you! I may need filler pieces for sure with all these odd sized blocks. It looks like it will be a hodge podge of a quilt! lol
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I like the zig-zag elements of this one!
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It is pretty sharp ; Thanks you!
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I like it, non-conformist, yes, but creative. What will you use this block for eventually? Is it going to be a part of something else, something bigger? And yeah, it’s always good to have more pieces lying around for a future project.
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I’m glad you like it! I’m planning on a sampler quilt top with the blocks from this A to Z except for the Letter U which I’m making 3 separate lap quilts for some family members. Still a secret as to which ones 😉 I’ll be visiting your blog soon fyi. Been so many great ones this year. Thank you for dropping in!
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