I've done some of Carol Doak's 50 PP stars as 3"finished - and they are basically Lemoyne stars with lots more pieces. I found going smaller got too much, but if you are doing stars that are solid, it should not be that bad. Her method does not use any Y seams, and I'd go that route as they get difficult with really small pieces.
I did hand tack the points together - but some of them as as many as 16 pieces coming together. After that I limited it to 8 and that was not a problem.
I'd also suggest leaving the outside edge "long" until you've got it all sewn. Then trimming it to square. Makes it easier to work and you end up with a nice clean edge.
I love working with tiny pieces. I'm doing the Nearly Insane quilt now and there are some 6" blocks that have well over 100 pieces to them. Lots of 1/2" HST and 3/4x1" FG
Also, shorten up your stitch length significantly, and this will be way easier to do on a straight stitch machine with narrow feed dogs and a small needle hole.
Last edited by Macybaby; 03-30-2021 at 09:28 AM.