Who knew that one star could take so much time? This is my first feathered star and it hasn't been too bad but you know what was the hardest part? The stupid Snowball in the middle!! I am not exaggerating when I say that I did each of those corners at least twice! After re-doing one of them 4 times I resorted to taking off the corner pieces, leaving them how they were ironed with the 1/4 seam, and laying them on top to MARK where the dang seam should be!! It still didn't come out perfect but I was so fed up that I said, "forget it!"

I know it is easier to use a square for the corner than a triangle and let me tell you, the next 3 stars are going to be done that way. I have the Marti Michell templates that make the star and it has those double-cut corners where you line the flattened points up. I didn't just do a square in the first place because of those corners.

OK Pam...just breath...you'll need to for me because this one block took my breath away! http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/s...excited001.gif It is beautiful! I sure wouldn't worry about that tiny non-match...you can't even see it when you look at the entire block!

I think it's beautiful! You have more guts than I do. I wouldn't attempt it!!

Ok... I'm breathing. It just frustrates me that I line those cut off corners up perfectly and then when I flip over the triangle it's hanging out over the edge of the square so I knew it wasn't going to line up when I put the side pieces on.

I'll check the other squares that are cut out for the 3 other middles. They are 8 9/16 square. I might have to use the builder's square because the 12 1/2" quilter's square doesn't have 1/16th measurements, just 1/8th, so I eyed it. I'll check the cut triangles too.

Yes, I'm making a quilt for my daughter with 4 of these stars in the middle though I haven't decided on what the rest of it will be yet.

WOW looking good I can't wait to see the rest of it. I'm waiting. :lol:

Very nice.

Pam, your FS is just beautiful. I love the fabrics! Do you plan a full sized quilt or what? (Sorry, you answered the question of size)

I made a quilt that has 16 (I believe that is the right count) in it. The FIRST one is the hardest one to make. The second one & the ones afterward seem to just come together. I must have taken that first one apart 10 times.

I seem to have not taken a px of the finished project, though all the stars are there. It is in the 4th album in the link that follows my signature. I received a LOT of FQ for a special birthday from friends & I had hoped to showcase them in a special way, so I chose a Feathered Star blocks. (I take lousy px)

Once again, yours is lovely!

Riley

Well there is your problem....I always think that I can "eye" something and it will work....it NEVER does! There are so many angles in what you are doing that you will have to be exactly perfect on each one for them to match up correctly.....can you say I have patience...patience...patience... :wink:

That is so pretty and all your efforts will eventually pay off.

Your FS are wonderful!! I'd go crazy if I had to make 16 of them. All of your work there is fabulous and I know that it represents countless hours, months, years.

Do you ladies find that as we get older we get more exact? I know when I first started that things being off were no big deal to me... at least I did it! Now, the challenge is making it the best I can.

ooooooooo pretty. Now if you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have noticed... Your doing an awesome job kiddo. Deep breath..

That is GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!! I also love the fabrics you chose!

Looks great to me. No one is going to notice that imperfection, after all, no one is perfect.

Beautiful block Pam. The pattern you posted earlier didn't do justice to this block. Love it.

What a gorgeous block! I'm sorry it gave you so much trouble! And how many of these do you have to make????

Thanks everyone for the encouragement. My daughter picked out the fabric, she wanted something with green in it and she likes purple too. I decided on the feathered stars (silly me :roll: ) and still working on the rest of the design. There will be 4 of the stars.

No, I'm not perfect and I do my best. If I was thinking of entering a show I would be taking it apart again. This is one that I will take the time to hand quilt though.

When I opened this thread I said, "OH WOW!" Very nice work pam.

I love it!!! I have a feathered star pattern and just trying to work up the courage to do it!!!! :D

Beautiful work; Pam, as ALWAYS!!!!

K x

I think it looks beautiful! LOVE it...

Your block is beautiful. I love your colors.

Great job!!! All those HST's!!

Kyia

Yes, they are tiny HSTs... 48 pairs per star. :shock:

One down, 3 to go. It sure is big at 27"! makes me think that maybe just one in the center is enough and do something else around it. I still need to do some good ironing and steaming in a few places.

I have the other pieces cut except for two colors of feathers. I basically cut a full star out of each of the 4 colors and then putting them together mixing them up. The next one is a blue center with brown points and green feathers, I think.

Pam it's beautiful! I think it would work well ad a centre piece with some different borders - have you got any more fabric uncut? Maybe you could make 4 quilts! LOL

K x

PS How's the dahlia doing, I see it under there!

The next start sounds lovely Pam...have you figured out your plan for using all 4 stars yet? It will be a big girl I think, but it sure will be a stunner! Are you done with the 2nd start yet??? :wink:

I am still waiting for your next move on the Dahlia too! :lol:

I have a LOT of fabric uncut. I got the whole collection of 34 FQs and I've only cut up two FQs in each color, not even all of it except for most of the largest print for the centers and points. The other print just has the small pieces cut out of each, probably half a FQ left of those.

The dahlia is doing just fine... it's laying on one of the spare beds resting. :lol: I have the 8 small flowers all turned under and basted and their yellow centers sewn on, one or two have been applique'd onto the quilt.

You could maybe go completely starry - do a medallion with successive borders using different kinds of star blocks - ohio, friendship etc, with some plain in between to rest the eye?

K x

Your block is simpley beautiful, It would drive me mad if I had to undo that many times, it would have been in the bin if it had been me, great job I just canñt see anything wrong with it at all

I see little things wrong but overall, I like it.

I have been working on designs with other stars like this one. Might be a little too much visually. Maybe smaller stars with more background between them.

Or this. Would be approximately 88" square without an outside border.

I love the second one Pam! The stars in the border as a simplified version of the centre of the feathered - perfect! And the log cabin set like that - sort of 'Cabin around the Stars'!

K x

You work is always so amazing. I think it's looks just great!

Your block is wonderful!! You did a great job in matching the seams. Colors are great!

BEAUTIFUL!!

Pam--You sure do know how to challenge yourself!! Your feathered star is gorgeous and I know you will figure out a beautiful setting for it--I like both of the ones you posted.

I just thought of the perfect setting! A name even came along with it. Now, to get to work on it. I think I can finish it pretty quickly, maybe a week if I don't need to get more fabric, which I probably do.

I thought of another one while this one was percolating. It's a type of bargello that I don't think I have ever seen. I'll have to scour the net and see. It's very ambitious, don't know if it is possible without sewing every tiny piece individually, and if someone has already done it then, I don't think I will.

This is the layout that came to me at work today. Then I thought "Feathered ... cabins?" Thinking "feathered" made me think of "tarred and feathered". Starred and Feathered!

I repeated the feathers from the FS with the log cabin blocks. The two inner solid borders will let me adjust the final size of the feathered star center block to fit the first small stars then the next border can adjust to fit the larger stars.

I'm excited to see if I can do it. I have some exact measurement figuring out to do but if I can draw it, I should be able to make it in a larger scale.

This last picture gets my vote. It will be stunning.

Beautiful! :) Can't wait to see it finished. :)