Originally Posted by 57granny
Does anyone have a pattern for this, I have looked everywhere and can't find one.
I am a grandma in North Dakota who loves quilting and didn't start until I was 60. I love it and work on a lot of quilts for my church to give to the homeless. I would appreciate anyone who has this pattern
Do you want to make a strip pieced octagon?
You have to make two at once!
Make an Octagon paper pattern, When you fold it into a wedge shape (1/8 of the pattern) you will have a template. add seam allowance.
Make a cardboard pattern.
Sew enough strips of fabric together that the wedge pattern will fit on it top to bottom. Iron! Use starch.
Lay the wedge on the fabric , with the wide end of the fabric aligned with the bottom edge of the sewn strips,and mark around the sides.
Keep doing this until you have EIGHT pieces UP, and EIGHT pieces DOWN. You might have to sew more than one set of the strips.
Then using a plastic ruler cut along the drawn lines.
Sew each set of triangle wedges together, careful to match the seams that are between the colors.
You will have one table topper of the ups, and one table topper of the downs. They will look very different!
Jeannie
ps I am 81!