http://anyonecanquilt.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/11/how-to-make-my-favorite-star.html
When I read this blog post and it mentioned "my favorite star" I thought, "yeah, right. . . there are so many beautiful star blocks". But I took a look and, Oh MY! I was totally smitten and HAD to make this block! The blog had a really good, easy to understand tutorial for cutting and sewing the block. There are 49 pieces, people, but I think it's pretty enough that I might make a whole quilt out of it.
I drafted it on EQ7 and colored it several different ways but in the end, had to do it just like I saw it on the blog--well, maybe mine has a little more raspberry than true red in it.
I pinned it to my Pinterest wall so I'd always be able to find it and finally collected all the fabrics I needed to start on it. In fact, I made a few more. . . I think I need to put sashing between the blocks, don't you? (The red fabric--maybe 2 1/2 or 3 inches? Each block is 14").
Take a look at all the other design walls on Judy's blog today!
4 comments:
Love the star - we made it a while back as blockery at the quilt guild.
This is an outstanding star!!!! Yours are lovely. Thanks for yours and the source site. I can see this on my must do list.
Beautiful star! Love the colors too.
Beautiful star.........I think your sashing may be too wide. I would audition different sizes before I cut my fabric and look at it on your design wall at a distance. Red would be pretty bold and you might end up only seeing red.
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