Alice's Star

Alice's Star

 

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We are quilting along with Barbara

Brackman's Block of the Week,

Grandmother's Choice.

http://grandmotherschoice.blogspot.com

Fabric Requirements:

8 1/2" x 3 3/16" strips in either

2 or 3 different fabrics.

Scrap fabric for star

Sew the 3 strips together as shown.

Press seams to the darker fabric.

Square to 8 1/2".

For my block, I printed out the template

from the pdf and then enlarged it 112%.

I then fussy cut pieces using the template

and machine pieced the star unit on the

right. I then trimmed 1/4" from all sides.

I cut the star on the left to the same size.

I then trimmed an additional 1/4" from

the fussy cut star.

I hand stitched the fussy cut star to

the larger star using a blanket stitch.

Then I stitched this unit to the 8 1/2"

block.

I added an additional circle to the

center of the star and stitched that

in place using the blanket stitch.

Check out everyones work on the Flickr site:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/grandmotherschoice/

Aunt Eliza's Star

 

Hi!  If you enjoy this blog, please become

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is going on in my life.  All the best!  ~ Ellen

 

http://americanhomestead.blogspot.com

We are quilting along with Barbara

Brackman's Block of the Week,

Grandmother's Choice.

http://grandmotherschoice.blogspot.com

Fabric Requirements:

Corners

4 - 3 3/16" squares

Triangles

3 - 3 7/8" squares, cut

twice on the diagonal

Note: Of the 3 squares,

1 needs to be a different

color.

Center

1 - 4 1/4" square

Layout 2 "star point" triangles on

2 sides of corner unit as shown

and sew together. Make 4.

Layout 2 above units and remaining

triangles as shown and sew together.

Make 2.

Layout units as shown and

sew together.

Sew three units together as shown.

Square to 8 1/2".

Check out everyones work on the Flickr site:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/grandmotherschoice/

New Jersey

 

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a follower, I need to know if anyone is out

there using these tutorials!  And pop on over

to the American Homestead blog and see what

is going on in my life.  All the best!  ~ Ellen

 

http://americanhomestead.blogspot.com

We are quilting along with Barbara

Brackman's Block of the Week,

Grandmother's Choice.

http://grandmotherschoice.blogspot.com

What a coincidence! I am a Jersey Girl

AND I happen to be visiting my hometown

in NJ for a few weeks.

Fabric A: Dark Blue

2 - 4" squares, cut on the diagonal

Fabric B: Red Print

4 - 2 1/4" x 3 1/8" rectangle

Fabric C: Red

2 - 1 1/8" x 3 5/8" strips

Fabric D: Light Blue

3 - 3 7/8" squares, cut twice on the diagonal

Fabric E: Medium Blue

1 - 3" square, cut twice on the diagonal

Fabric F: Red

1 - 1 1/8" x 7 3/8"

Layout as shown and sew a Fabric D

triangle to each side of Fabric B rectangle.

Press seams to the inside.

Sew a Fabric E triangle to the bottom

of above unit. Press seam to the top.

Make 4.

Sew 2 of the above units to each side

of a Fabric C strip. Press seams to the

inside. Make 2.

Sew the above 2 units to each side of

a Fabric F strip. Press seams to the inside.

Sew a Fabric A triangle as shown to

each corner. Press seams to the outside.

Square to 8 1/2".

Check out everyones work on the Flickr site:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/grandmotherschoice/