Carpenters Star pattern...using a 10" Layer Cake?
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I love the scrappy Carpenter's Star!!! I have made one similar to the brown one that is more controlled scrappy, but I think my next one will be more scrappy like this one...maybe playing in my sewing room this weekend!
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Funny how easy it is to get into a mind set. I would have said three colors is optimum, but absolutely love both the scrappy and the brown controlled scrappy. Is it true that you just have to keep in mind where the dark and where the light goes?
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Carpenter's Star is one of my favorite patterns. I made mine using 3 different fabrics. It came out lovely. Usually I don't make a pattern twice, but Carpenter's Star is one that I will make again. Calico Carriage Quilt Designs has a great Carpenter's Star pattern. They have awesome designs. Check out their website. I have ordered several of her patterns.
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I am working on this same pattern with a red and yellow star in the middle and blue and orange around it, with white background, just got it ready to put together, I have a small request. Would someone please write and tell me where to start putting it together????
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Some people do it by strips sewing one line of 8 at a time and then sewing the strips together. I have a harder time with matching the seams that way. For me I can make corrections better if I'm matching fewer seams at a time.
That's how I did it, but perhaps there's a better way?
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I have a layer cake that I am wanting to use. I was wondering if anyone has used a layer cake to make a Carpenters Star? If so, did you have to cut your 10" down to the size what the pattern says, or did you use the 10"? It seems like this parttern could use a layer cake, but I cant seem to figure out how to do that.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Wendy
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Wendy
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I started in the upper left hand corner laying it out row by row according to layout instructions on a design wall. Then I sewed blocks in row across and then the rows together. It can be a little tricky getting all blocks in the correct order to get the secondary designes. This may be especially tru if doing a scrappy. Show us the finished quilt! Good luck and have fun!.
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