Quiltmaker - CA (2020-01 & 2020-02)

38 Quiltmaker • January/February ’20

Curvedpiecing takes
centerstagewiththis
twinklingdesign.

1

AboutThisQuilt
Elegantstarsappearina very
modernsettingwiththisdesignby
RachelRossi.Trimmingtheunits
beforecombiningthemcreates
a uniqueoverlapconnectingthe
stars.Usea designwallorthefloor
tolayoutthesectionspriortosew-
ingtoensuresuccess.

2

MakingtheUnitsand
Sections
Referto“CurvedPiecing”inBasic
Lessons.PairpinkA’s,creamB’s
andcreamBr’stomake 10 unit1’s
total.

Inthesameway,make 8 eachunit 2
andunit3.

Unit 1

Make 10

Unit 2

Make 8

Unit 3

Make 8

A

BBr

A

BBr

A

BBr

Measure and mark^1 ⁄ 8 " to the right

of the top center seam. Measure

and mark^1 ⁄ 8 " to right of lower right

seam. Using a rotary cutter and

ruler, cut a straight line from lower

mark to upper mark. In the same

way, measure and cut unit 2. Join

units as shown to create section 1.

Using the same technique, make

1 each of sections 2–6 using units

shown.

Section 1

Make 1

⅛”

⅛”

Section 2

Make 1

Section 3

Make 1

Section 4

Make 1

Section 5

Make 1

Section 6

Make 1

3

Assembling the Quilt

Center

Refer to the Assembly Diagram.

Sew patches, units, and sections

together as shown to make a row.

Make 13 rows. Join rows to com-

plete quilt top.

4

Quilting and Finishing

Layer and baste together the

backing, batting, and quilt top.

Refer to the quilting placement dia-

gram. Quilt a switchback in a

diamond pattern over the quilt

surface.

Bind the quilt.

Quilting Placement