BB8
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8d93778d-e6bc-4866-a233-4e8542265981/fc965b80-51d9-4d97-863e-dec62ae3c428_rw_1200.jpg?h=37d29d67b3a7829b503e3dddeec8db37)
Oh BB8, you cute little guy. I designed and made this for a BB8 collector as part of the 2018 May the 4th Mini Quilt Swap #MayThe4thMQS3. It measures 24″ x 24″. The designed started with a photo, applied some digital effects, put it in a grid, and then translated it into a foundation paper piecing (FPP) sewing pattern using all straight lines. Here’s the digital version:
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8d93778d-e6bc-4866-a233-4e8542265981/2b23ec43-81a7-4035-9b22-c548b3789032_rw_1200.png?h=9ea07bfe301719cdc1d9bf92042852cd)
Here’s my organized start:
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8d93778d-e6bc-4866-a233-4e8542265981/0a8092ef-5176-4717-87c0-78e3ef8f0632_rw_1200.jpg?h=a03b95efad50106fe1c0315f301afc8d)
Then as I sew, it turns into this:
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8d93778d-e6bc-4866-a233-4e8542265981/4f690a7b-fe36-4497-92c1-dc7b23cc4184_rw_1200.jpg?h=236eeb811161578f97c464708442cae0)
Each block is just a little over 5 inches square.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8d93778d-e6bc-4866-a233-4e8542265981/b251dfca-aba9-4f2a-8890-a00e48a3a673_rw_1200.jpg?h=5e2e5c70488660ea1c58f4861cd5e97d)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8d93778d-e6bc-4866-a233-4e8542265981/38eb7dba-ac59-4ca7-8f52-e493849f1e01_rw_1200.jpg?h=b8c16a046a5666a9b5a981a14e2a4372)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8d93778d-e6bc-4866-a233-4e8542265981/22f3ef13-1bd9-4b30-8a83-fc3b8959f40c_rw_1200.jpg?h=e9e4775d11b18d855cfc07d3b217c183)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8d93778d-e6bc-4866-a233-4e8542265981/dd5c909c-5a54-4d50-9c14-69e11e66f545_rw_1200.jpg?h=9df536f770dcd06bc22a89627b486e49)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8d93778d-e6bc-4866-a233-4e8542265981/b89bed0f-4a3d-4b76-93a9-e1077d6d58fc_rw_1200.jpg?h=476dba93ade12bafbcdf1afb7f8568aa)
Here’s what the back looks like when they’re all joined.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8d93778d-e6bc-4866-a233-4e8542265981/0d12e2a3-31ac-4cf5-9c58-f93f79864fd0_rw_1200.jpg?h=fb0bb6c5120a388a651888e441736956)
Then with the paper removed, before pressing.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8d93778d-e6bc-4866-a233-4e8542265981/739b7974-547a-42bd-a22b-8dff6bb5df92_rw_1200.jpg?h=f92571dabb2d95e235844ebf688059a3)
A simple cross hatch quilting grid.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8d93778d-e6bc-4866-a233-4e8542265981/43730a22-5fbf-46d7-8b29-7216e8184f57_rw_1200.jpg?h=bca9b81770391604929deccc2c16adcf)
Binding. With my Quality Assurance Inspector 🙂
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8d93778d-e6bc-4866-a233-4e8542265981/cd78e35d-93c4-4cd6-9310-d5ab66285cbf_rw_1200.jpg?h=4c136654537cf3707e42787151f887ce)
So many little pieces on this guy. Before I started sewing, I was about to redesign him to be a bit more simple, when the unknowing recipient commented on Instagram “I would love to see it completed, even if it’s not for this swap.” That did me in. I caved. If a BB8 fan (who’s also making a quilt for someone else) doesn’t deserve him, who does?!
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8d93778d-e6bc-4866-a233-4e8542265981/d5efe44b-1301-42f5-a4b5-dea3717a107c_rw_1200.jpg?h=aacb2712516671f5c33f4b5dd15f81bd)
Here's another version I made in 2022, this one a big bigger at 36" square. This one is to keep!
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8d93778d-e6bc-4866-a233-4e8542265981/4d389db2-eb98-4721-812c-eebfc4def96b_rw_1920.jpg?h=c9695fedbbce893b6e0a2cc3c9fffa0a)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/8d93778d-e6bc-4866-a233-4e8542265981/e3599c35-31e7-4f93-8baa-d53d63ab9755_rw_1920.jpg?h=7bfd10b931e3401117f2e4a937856224)