My first try at a Hunter's Star block
07-02-2017, 10:36 AM
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Nice link to the tutorial - thank you for sharing. Your block has turned out really well - love blue and white.
We are hoping to visit Texas later this year ( near Dallas ) really looking forward to coming back and seeing our British friends.
We are hoping to visit Texas later this year ( near Dallas ) really looking forward to coming back and seeing our British friends.
07-02-2017, 11:54 AM
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Love everything about your block. The colors are wonderful. At first I thought the red was just marking where the flange is, But it is a wonderful idea. You are well on your way to being a "master" quilter. Your points are perfect. Keep up the good work.
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07-03-2017, 08:37 AM
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Thanks for all the compliments on the block. I did make another one on Sunday & it turns out that it is a 9 1/2" unfinished block...so mine was close. 
I checked Roolen's original blog where she posted the directions in 2009 and she said it was a 9" x 9" finished block (without seams). I'm thinking if I make a full lap quilt like that I might put a small red sashing between each block. How do you think that would look? It's hard for me to visualize things like that. Maybe someday I'll invest in EQ7 so I can see things before I actually make them. For the time I will just use my design wall to audition what looks best.
I checked Roolen's original blog where she posted the directions in 2009 and she said it was a 9" x 9" finished block (without seams). I'm thinking if I make a full lap quilt like that I might put a small red sashing between each block. How do you think that would look? It's hard for me to visualize things like that. Maybe someday I'll invest in EQ7 so I can see things before I actually make them. For the time I will just use my design wall to audition what looks best.
07-03-2017, 12:04 PM
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Oh WOW, Peggi, that is awesome. My blocks will have a blue border around each one with a 1/4" red flange next to the block. So one entire block would consist of ... 9" block...1/4" red flange...3" blue border. I was thinking instead of sewing each block together like that maybe I should have a separation of red sashing between each block since each block will have a blue border around it. Does that make sense? Can you show me something like that? Also, could I see it on point? I love quilts on point. Thank you, thank you.
07-03-2017, 01:00 PM
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How about something like this? The hunter star block is 9", the red around each block is .25", and the sashing is 3".
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I put the blue border as a 3" sashing because I thought that a 3 inch border around each block (which equals a 6" sashing) would sort of overwhelm the 9" blocks, even if you did put the red inbetween each border.
If you sew this up, I recommend sewing the block first, then your 1/4" red border, then a 1.5" blue border around each block. Then sew your blocks together in rows. This is much, much easier than trying to line up long sashing strips
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I put the blue border as a 3" sashing because I thought that a 3 inch border around each block (which equals a 6" sashing) would sort of overwhelm the 9" blocks, even if you did put the red inbetween each border.
If you sew this up, I recommend sewing the block first, then your 1/4" red border, then a 1.5" blue border around each block. Then sew your blocks together in rows. This is much, much easier than trying to line up long sashing strips
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