I finished and washed my latest quilt, Brenda's Stars. It is heavily quilted in the linen look background and the star centers. The sashing and star points are not quilted.
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50 by 62 inches. It shrank a bit in the quilting and washing.The fabrics are from Pink Castle Fabrics. It was fun to browse through Brenda's great selection and put these fabrics together.
Here are some basic directions for the quilt as I made it.Cut from the fabrics:large floral - 20 6 1/8 inch squaresfat quarter spots - 50 5 1/4 inch squares30 1 1/2 inch squaresquilter's linen - 80 4 1/2 inch squares20 5 1/4 inch squaresCut all of the 5 1/4 inch squares on the diagonals as shown to make quarter square triangles.
Lay out the blocks as shown.
You will be piecing the block into diagonal chunks. Sew the first groups together as shown. Be careful not to stretch the pieces as you sew and press.
Continue sewing the pieces together into sections as shown.
Sew the last two seams to make the block.
Measure the size of your completed block (mine measured 12 1/2 inches). Cut 49 1 1/2 inch wide rectangles the length of your completed block (12 1/2 inches).Lay the quilt out the way you want it to be sewn together.
Sew the top together, sandwich with the batting, and quilt as desired.
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