Star blocks?
#23
Originally Posted by PurplePassion
Is there good instructions for making a star block and not cutting off the points? The one I am making now , was using a 4" background block and putting a 2 " blue block in each corner, stitching through both sides of the center line, cut them in half diaginal and then putting another 2" blue block in the other corner and sew . I lost a lot of points in the seams.
#24
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Originally Posted by sahm4605
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.
beautiful blocks!
thanks for the tips on not loosing your points! i lost a couple points even using the thangles.
if anyone looks at my quilts that close..i will snatch it back! ROFL!
#25
Originally Posted by Joanie2
Love those blocks. Where does the pattern come from?
#27
Originally Posted by PurplePassion
Is there good instructions for making a star block and not cutting off the points? The one I am making now , was using a 4" background block and putting a 2 " blue block in each corner, stitching through both sides of the center line, cut them in half diaginal and then putting another 2" blue block in the other corner and sew . I lost a lot of points in the seams.
Vickey
#28
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Join Date: Aug 2010
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I agree with bj above - on one of Alex Anderson's Simply quilts show, a viewer asked your question and the response was to skip the 7/8" bit and just make the square a full inch larger than needed. It adds the extra step of cutting it down to size but it's no fun to get to the step where you square up your half square triangle and find that it's too small...
Thangles work well. I also have Triangulations CD by Brenda Henning that lets you print out a foundation for whatever size you need but this adds the cost of the CD, paper and the most expensive printer ink.
It is important to sew with a precise scant 1/4" seam but if you have tried and
are still having trouble, then the cheapest solution is to cut 4" squares to get
3.5" HalfSquare triangles and not 3-7/8".
Console yourself that there would not be so many products out there if this were as easy as it seemed to be before you tried it.
Thangles work well. I also have Triangulations CD by Brenda Henning that lets you print out a foundation for whatever size you need but this adds the cost of the CD, paper and the most expensive printer ink.
It is important to sew with a precise scant 1/4" seam but if you have tried and
are still having trouble, then the cheapest solution is to cut 4" squares to get
3.5" HalfSquare triangles and not 3-7/8".
Console yourself that there would not be so many products out there if this were as easy as it seemed to be before you tried it.
#29
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Hawaii
Posts: 213
The easiest way I have found to make those star points is to use the method of sewing two squares together on all sides with right sides together, 1/4 in. seam all around. Cut on diagonal to make 4 half square triangles (hst). then just turn those hst around a square of the same material and get all those points without cutting off anything. There is a stream on this site that give you the measurement for the squares in order to get the correct size hst. Missouri quilt also has a youtube demo to do the hst that way.
#30
Originally Posted by bj
I find if I make mine a little larger and trim to size, I don't lose my points as much. If it says start with a square that is 3 7/8", I cut mine 4".
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