Thread: Lone star easy easy pattern

Here is my quilt top I made.. I am a beginner and have never ever made anything other than rag quilts or block quilts and this is the tutorial I found and used for the Shining Star.. Its is a fun quilt to make and I think it may have what you are looking for... Hope this helps..
http://www.hgtv.com/search/results.d...ing+star+quilt

Good luck Dotty Wish I could help you.

I made my stars with the strip method.. they were easy.I have used different width strips for different size stars and cut and assembled pieces like the person on sand and sunshine blog. I don't remember where I got the information many years ago but they are quite easy.. maybe EB. I watched the sewing programs on PBS and recorded them Also you can use less or more strips. I have some with 5 strips, some with more, 7, 9, etc.
You can use a different angle to cut the strips and make 6 point stars.
I have a 40 degree and 60 degree small diamond templates. but I use the degrees marks on my rulers to cut the diamonds usually.

Eleanor Burns has a very easy lone star book.
I just cut one out today
Mary

Have you tried Quilter's Cache?

I did one early in my quilting 'career' before I knew it was supposed to be difficult! Got a book from the library. Did a strip-piecing method and had no issues really. The strips do have a tendency to get a bit wonky when cutting the 60 deg. diamonds but a few straightening cuts along the way and it's easy-peasy. Wish I could remember the name of the book for you. It was excellent.

That same technique will work for a 6 or 8 point star. It is the angle cut that makes a difference. One is a 45 angle and the other is a 60. Just don't remember which is which.