Point the Way - New Version

I taught my wall hanging pattern, Point the Way - A Paper Piecing Primer at the NE Ohio Quilt Show last year. Because it sold out quickly and had a waiting list, I was asked to offer it again this year. Of course I said, "Yes!" 

This is a very basic introduction to paper piecing, which is exactly what my students wanted. 

I was given a charm pack of the fun collection called Creativity Roars by Creativity Shell for Moda. I loved the fabric and was thrilled to receive the pack. Of course there was a stipulation. I had to create something NEW with it. I was permitted to add fabric to the charm pack, but because it was a "Moda Guy" who gave it to me, preferably I would only add Moda fabrics. (I added a Thatched fabric by Robin Pickens that I think worked great!) 

I laid out the squares and looked at them for a while, trying to get some ideas. After a couple of days, inspiration struck and I started sketching. After some basic sketches, I sat down at the computer and started plying in EQ 8.  Here are some early sketches, all of which were discarded after a while. 

I quickly decided that I didn't care for the extra wide light pink sashing that was created when I put blocks together, so I tried it with just a few of them. 

I still wasn't thrilled and finally decided to ditch all the pink sashing, including the diagonal pink that was added to each of the blocks. (Can you see my seam ripping? LOL)

I liked this much better so I sewed all the block units together. Once that was done, I randomly sewed them into nine blocks. 

Much better!

Even better when I added the outside borders!

So...why am I showing you this now? Well, I decided that I wanted to make a new version. Here's what I have so far.

Sorry for the really bad picture!

Here's the fabric I'm using. The background is a Primitive Muslin by Primitive Gatherings and it is beautiful! I have more of each of these fabrics and am playing with the idea of expanding the pattern to add least one more size. I'll do the math first and then decide. Stayed tuned...

Of course I have thoughts on making another version of this too, but we'll see if that gets done any time soon. Don't hold your breath. Hahaha