luckylindy333

Attention all you math oriented quilters! Help! The fabric I bought is really cute, but my focus fabric turned out to be rectangles. I don't know why I thought they were square (bought the fabric on line).

They measure 4 1/2" x 3 1/4". I want to cut them 1/4" bigger for seam allowances so that I get the whole center. I want to make star blocks with the focus fabric in the center. The finished size of the blocks can be from 12"-16" and don't have to be square.

Can anyone help? Thanking you in advance. :oops: :? :oops:

kathyd

You could do a variation of the saw tooth star. Obviously your points would be different lengths, but you are starting with a rectangle for the center. I'm not necessarily good at the math but that's my idea. Check quilterscache.com for pattern ideas.
kathyd

GingerK

Get out your graph paper and start playing. Maybe a lopsided star? Or can you cut the rectangle down to 3 3/4--that would give you a 3 1/4' square center. Or how about setting it on point, would that help?