58 Quiltmaker • January/February ’20
Stars twinkle and shine,
while curved piecing adds motion to
this design.
1
About This Quilt
Ombré fabrics add movement
and depth to this delightful star
quilt by Terri Vanden Bosch. Paper
piecing makes for perfect stars, and
curved piecing creates a magnifi cent
secondary design.
2
Making the Units, Sections,
and Blocks
Refer to “Curved Piecing” in Basic
Lessons. Join 1 green print A and
2 white solid B’s as shown; repeat
to make 2 total. Join 2 green A’s
with 1 gray print C as shown. Join
3 pieces to complete block Y. Make
15 block Y’s total.
Referto“Triangle-Squares” in
BasicLessons.PairgreenD’s and
whiteD’stomake 60 units total.
Make 60 paper copies of the founda-
tion section.
Refer to “Foundation Piecing” in
Basic Lessons, and refer to the foun-
dation sections for color placement.
Piece the sections in numerical
order, pressing and trimming after
each patch addition. Make 15 sets of
4 matching sections total.
Block Y
Make 15
A
B C
B
Unit
Make 60
Section
Make 15 sets
of 4 matching
Sew the gray E, 4 units and
4 matching sections together as
shown to make block Z. Make
15 block Z’s total.
3
AssemblingtheQuilt
Center
Refer to the Assembly Diagram. Sew
5 blocks together as shown to make
a row. Make 6 rows. Join rows to
complete quilt center.
Block Z
Make 15
E
Assembly
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4 ½
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