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Marge L. 10-11-2010 03:29 PM


Originally Posted by Mailmanldy
For something like that, I would leave the star as a square, and just add extra borders to the top and bottom, so that the star would be flat on the bed. So the quilt itself would be rectangular, but the star still square. You could add as many borders in what ever size you like, to make it as long as you need it.

Had you thought of making the stretched star instead? You would need to add extra to top and bottom, but the star itself is elongated.

CoriAmD 10-11-2010 03:55 PM


Originally Posted by amma
I am not sure I understand what you mean by pillow tuck?

I am guessing she means when she puts the quilt on the bed, there is extra to tuck under the pillows and then up over them.

hcarpanini 10-11-2010 03:56 PM

I just saw one the other day, I think they took a section of the star, and broke it up for the corners to make it into a rectangle. I think it was either in the Connecting Threads or Keepsake Quilting catalog. If I find it I will post which one.

Dar-midlife 10-11-2010 04:32 PM

I just went to check the photo in the link mentioned here and it is a square (I counted the 1/2 square triangles on the borders and there are 21) but I have seen one where borders were added to top and bottom to make it rectangle for a bed.

Originally Posted by DebraK
I found this one at Quilters Cache. It's called "Carpenters Wheel (Easy)". You can find a link to the picture on page 2 of the pattern. Maybe it is square , and just photographs as rectangle, but I bet you could figure out what to do looking at the picture and possibly graphing it out.


http://www.quilterscache.com/images12/kayesCW.jpg


pieces 10-12-2010 04:14 AM

A square star pattern can be used and still get a pillow tuck.
Just another row(s) of stars.

Susquelion 04-15-2011 06:27 PM

Thank you all so much for the ideas. I am going to draft a couple of them to see how it would look on paper before cutting my fabric.


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