Turnabout Patchwork - Diamonds & Crosses

Turnabout Patchwork Project #2 - Diamonds & Crosses ...
Did I mention I like stripes? A lot?  Well, this sweet quilt has stripes within its stripes :)

This is my second project from Teresa Mairal Barreu's new book, "Turnabout Patchwork".  You can see her announcement post here.  If you're looking for the book to purchase, Teresa has a link on her page.  
The premise for Teresa's book is making a block, slicing it up, and turning or repositioning the pieces to make a completely different block (sometimes two smaller blocks) to yield endless quilt tops.
Her book is well done, with excellent instructions and illustrations.  Lots of inspiration!

There is a giveaway ... be sure to check out this full post for details!

For details on the blog hop, head here ...

The fabrics for this quilt are from Stache Fabric & Notions, they are Moda Fabrics from Jen Kingwell's line "Beach Road".
Two strip sets are needed for this design.  Ohhhhh, don't you just love how these play together??  

First step - starch!!  Lots of starch.  This technique has all bias edges, and starch really helps control all those edges.  Teresa has great info on how to handle all these bias edges in her book.

I turned again to the trusty "Block Loc" ruler and a wee rotating mat.  
On this unit, I added some washi tape on the Block_Lock ruler to mark the corner seam so that I'd be trimming consistently,

The trimmings are a beautiful little gathering of nibbins.  Having the perfectly trimmed squares to sew into bigger units is a delight - all the seams meet up exactly where they should.

There are a lot of seams coming together in the centre - so I swirled the centre seams to reduce that bulk.
When stitching the rows together that are sashed, I mark with chalk on the wrong side, where the seams for the next row should be.  I'm laying my ruler on the seam and marking on the edge of the sashing.  The sashing and outer borders are Grunge Hits The Spot in a beautiful teal that played nicely with the Beach Road fabrics.
 Pinning to keep things where I want them ... 
And the final result!  Ta-done!
Yes, of course I used that sassy stripe for the binding!  Bias strips were created using the "Fold then Slice" method.  Eagle eyed readers will spot that the binding is sewn to the front (while still on the longarm!) but not yet to the back.  

For quilting, I used a beautiful Hab 'n Dash Glide Teal on the top and Sew Fine Aqua in the bobbin.  Stitched out wavy lines about 1" apart.  Not a lot of quilting was going to show up, and I didn't want to take away from the design ...
I've laid out the binding all around the edge to ensure I won't have any seam in a corner.
 This ruler is perfect for applying binding on the longarm - from Wheatridge Studios.
Yes, this is my magnetic dish from TSC that holds my longarm pins!
Some fashion poses ...
 How about those itty bitty pinwheels in the corners and the centre of this block!
 Love the secondary design that pops out!
The back ... Windham's "Spackle" News Paper Clipping!
The batting is Quilters Dream 100% Cotton.  

The giveaway!  There are three items to win (one item per winner - 3 winners!):
Teresa is generously giving away one of the patterns from her Etsy shop and a PDF copy of her book "Turnabout Patchwork".

Michealanne from Stache Fabrics & Notions is graciously offering a $25 gift certificate to her shop.  How awesome is that!
How to enter my giveaway?  Leave a comment here on the blog, on my Quilting Biker Facebook page or Instagram (@quiltingbiker), and I'll have a random selection for winners after the end of the blog hop - on Feb 10th.  

Check out Teresa's post on the blog hop and book release ... https://mypatchwork.wordpress.com/2018/07/23/announcing-my-book-turnabout-patchwork-simple-quilts-with-a-twist/

Here is the complete Blog Hop Schedule ...

January 30 - Quarter Snow Ball

Arrowhead
Sweet Bows
Tutti-frutti
Sun Dunes

February 1 - Modern Shoofly

Flying Rainbows
Flying Butterflies
Flying Flags
Flying Confetti

February 2 - Half Square Triangles (HSTs) and squares

Rose Garden Star
Swirl
Houndstooth
Diamond Star

February 4 - Striped Fabric Block

Shells
Xs and Os
Jaws
Arrowhead

February 6 - Coordinated Strips

Peaks
Diamond and Crosses
Knots and Crosses

February 8 - Double Disappearing Nine-Patch

Holiday Trellis
Stepping Stones
Two for One
Cross