I Wish You a Merry Quilt-A-Long: Poinsettia — Snowy Days Quilting

This is a big week because we get two new I Wish You a Merry Quilt-A-Long blocks! The first is this lovely pieced poinsettia. You can find the second block here. If you're wondering what we're up to, you can find all of the quilt along information and links to past blocks on my quilt along page.I'm not sure how poinsettias came to be associated with Christmas, but I always enjoy seeing the fresh flowers in the winter. This block was designed by Sandy Maxfield of SandyStar Designs. You can find her post with the pattern here. Remember - all of the quilt along blocks will be free until January 16, 2018, so you don't wait too long to download them.TipsI really enjoyed the simple piecing and symmetry in this block. Sandy even made all of the pieces a bit oversized so we can trim them down as we go.When trimming both the half square triangles and the split triangles, you want to line up your ruler's 45 degree line with the center seam of the unit. For the split triangles, you also want to m...