BrightStars Octagon Tabletopper
 

I'm new to quilting and have started with table toppers and runners and free patterns I find on line. I just cut out the fabric for the BrightStars Octagon tabletopper and the first 5 steps refer to another pattern that I can't find! I'm so disappointed. It's referring to the BrightStars table runner but I can't download those instruction (dead site). Does anyone know where I can find it? I wouldn't be so upset but I've cut everything out and can't figure it out on my own.

Is this the pattern you are referring to?
http://www.pinetreelodge.net/images/...rightStars.pdf

If you Google the table runner there are several places with it ... but it looks like you have to pay for it, including from the Pinetree people.

Looks like they took a "for sale" runner pattern and revamped it to make the topper you have started. A lesson on reading the pattern, before you cut your fabrics.

Sorry for your problems. I wish I had the pattern, but I don't. A piece of advice that I don't always heed is to read all the pattern before you cut any fabric. This is one time that would really have come in handy for you.

The interesting thing is that not all the parts from the other pattern are included in your cutting directions. This pattern, also, does not include your 4 patch as such. If this was me, I would lay out all the pieces you have cut to see what you are missing. The block is a 10" finished block. This makes it simpler. Your center should be cut as a 2 1/2" square which when sewn will be 2". You will need additional 1 1/2" squares to sew for the center star points that are attached to the 2 1/2" background squares surrounding the center.

You will need to build each 2" segment and then sew them all together in rows. Hope this helps some. I drew the block out in EQ7. Thought you might like to have a clear picture of what your center looks like.

Quilt E Thank you for the link to the pattern it looks like fun. Margie 854 Thank you for the post.

Thanks, everyone! I certainly learned my lesson - read the pattern first! I'm going to try to give it a go - I'll let you know how I do.

I am confused! I downloaded the pattern from Pine Tree and it is a complete Bright Star table topper pattern. What part is margie854 looking for. I think I need help? LOL

The website has a blurb at the very bottom of the page about their patterns being available at Quilter's Warehouse. You can also find them on ebay. Here's one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1995-Bright-...item4178a12529

Barb in Louisiana... nice job for the quilt on the EQ7! What a great little block!

The exact same thing happened to me and I purchased the table runner pattern from Quilters Warehouse. They were nice to deal with. You definitely need the pattern, but it was fun to do. A little tricky so re-read the directions a few times. I made mine last Christmas.

Thanks! I am using every opportunity to learn more about EQ7. I do like this block a lot. It may be a star in one of my quilts soon. I'm going to try a variation in the corners combined with a big block Snowball to see how that looks.

I added the strip in the corner of the block, then played around with the snowball to come up with this variation. One of these days I am going to have to sew one of these designs. I really like this one. I would make the strips around the snowball as a 3 part strip....light, blue, light, then cut my triangles from it for ease of getting the size right. The snowball edges ended up as a 3" blue with a 2" taupe. I think it gives it an elegance. I don't think I would go with the borders. I'm beginning to like the much smaller borders, letting the blocks shine.

Okay after re-reading margie154 I see she wants a table runner not a table topper. My bad!

One of our readers noticed that if I mitered the corners on the border, I would be carrying the diagonal look through the whole quilt. So I added the miters to EQ7. I like it. The blocks I created are 10" finished blocks. The borders are 1", 2", & 5" for the final had a finished size of 66" square. Thanks for the comments.