Great quilts!

My tips for making HST's and not losing the points

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-23252-1.htm

I don't know how to post a picture but I made a "star" quilt that was really called hexagon puzzle. It used triangles and was a 6 pointed star. I wish I could send you a picture.

I wasn't criticizing. I just have myself in a pickle now that I am widowed. I have to start watching every penny I spend with heating bills in the very near future.

I used the directions here http://quilting.about.com/od/blockof...star_quilt.htm when I made my first star block.

I love the easy method they describe for making half square triangles
http://quilting.about.com/od/quickpi...squaretria.htm

Hope these help. Good luck!

My favorite is using Eleanor Burns Flying Geese tool. I think it's around $7.95 at Joanne's so using a coupon makes it even cheaper. I have never lost a point since I started using it.

Your star quilt is beautiful I love the the red, white and blue one. :thumbup:

The other one is pretty too.

This is what I do to. I still lose the occasional point here and there but not so much of it that it is glaringly obvious and in the big scheme of things I really think I'm the only one that notices.

I've made lots of star blocks. Make sure you're sewing 1/4" seams. VERY important with stars. Measure your seam with a tape measure...

When you sew a star point onto a strip (or another star block)....look at the star block. Is your seam on the inside of where the seam lines are for the point? the seamline should cross right at the X of the point.

a lot of the time that I loose my points is when I have a wonky cut of fabric. cutting your fabric right is the most important part and I found that starching helps a ton also. I am working on a pattern that is called a seaside star. will post a pic of one of them in a moment. and there are tons of points. I am getting really good at them. watching your seems and lining everything up carefully and watching the x of the point is also important. I find that if i sew just at the top if the middle of the x it will lay right when there is a bit of bulk also.