Sharon Holland is the designer of the September Aurifil block, Big Apple, and I was excited that I had not yet used red in my rainbow color order progression!

Big Apple Quilt Block
I modified the pattern very slightly to keep the background white to black stripes continuous. Instead of using a 2 1/2″ square for the bottom outer edges of the background behind the apple, I pieced (2) 1 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ background strips to make the 2 1/2″ square.

2018 Aurifil BOM Blocks Through September
I love how the scrappy prints are working together with the unifying black and white. Only 3 more months to go!
This block looks awesome! You have such amazing vision!
These look great. I could also see a quilt just made from that apple block!
very nice block! I must do it too!
Your fade to black background works so well with the red apple. Beautiful block!
Oh I just might have to get this block… teacher connection right? Love your rendition. 🙂
Very cool. I love the value change in your background.
This is such a cute block. Your blocks all look great together 🙂