I know it's not April yet, but I couldn't help myself from starting (and finishing) my April One Shiny Bee blocks.

Becki chose the wonky star as her theme and pointed us to this tutorial to get started. It was simple and straightforward. Make sure to heed her advice to cut the squares for the points larger than 4.5". This will help you get wonkier stars without worry about the triangle not covering the entire square when pressed open.

The wonky star as desired came out great except for one thing. I should have used darker fabric instead of lighter ones for the star points. While the ones I chose had colored backgrounds, the white in the foreground washed out those values and made it blend into the neutral background fabric. This is why people advise you to step back and view your blocks from afar. I would have caught this sooner before I finished it.

For my second block, I decided to make a spread of smaller stars. I fussy cut the mermaid, seahorse and turtle and offset the layout. This is my favorite of the two!

I had fun making both these blocks. Despite the light points on the larger star, I hope she likes them!