Mousie

Thanks everybody! I looked up the QuiltSmart pattern and it had a video and I think this will fill the bill.

charsuewilson

The easiest would be a preprinted one that just needs to be quilted. Then there's one that's done on a cloth foundation, but that one wouldn't be easy for your mother to quilt, since there is an added layer of fabric, unless she wants a lighter weight quilt, without added batting.

The easiest one I've done calls for making strip sets and cutting them at an angle (the strip sets are off-set as well). I saw it in a class. I think it was called Lone star in a day, and it was pretty well done in a day. Another feature of this quilt is that it did'nt require y-seams. The corner pieces were sewn into each eighth of the star, and were stitched together when the eighths were stitched together. The eights were stitched together 2 at a time making a quarter of the center of the quitl, then the quarters were stitched together to form a half. Then the two halfs were stitched together. Then one finger in the center pressing down, and the points all twisted to make a perfect center without any bulk.

I'm with the other posters, that if a french curve is used, it's a giant dahlia, but I would have no idea how to use the french curve with that. If I did a giant dahlia, I think I would paper piece it in the curved strips going out from the center.

Daisy Dew

It is indeed easy. I made this one a few years ago and it turned out great. Of course I use THANGLES my go to for HST you can make your lone star as small or as large as you want, just select the HST size that suites you.

Mousie

thanks everybody. I bookmarked the LS pattern made with HST too. I have such a bucket list myself, and would like to do a Lone Star too someday. I'm glad my mom has her friends to help her out and her on QB I have mine!

BuzzinBumble

Wow that is something to aspire too!

leighway

Pagzz, I bought that interfacing but haven't started yet. Was it as easy as the video indicated or are there hidden pitfalls one has to be aware of?

Pagzz

Leighway, I can't remember any pitfalls, we did it in 2010. It worked nice for a group quilt as everyone did sections then we put it together.

Pagzz

Holice

I apprears need to know the Lone Star design she wants.

I thought the traditional Lone Star only used diamonds.

tessagin

Thanks for the link. Looked at it and it even has the templates.

Holice

There are patterns and templates available for the giant dahlia. Also stencils available for the origional design. Marti Mitchell has a set of cutting templates but it deviates from the older pattern. My avatar is my version of this design. It uses fewer rays. An older book "Giant Dahlia on the machine". Published by Dover Books has instructions and cardboard templates.