Today's Quilter - UK (2020-01)

PROJECTl straits of mackinac

MakingtheStarblock

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(Fig 1 ) referringtoPaper-

piecingBasics(previouspage),

coverthecentretrianglesection

of thefoundationina stitch-and-

flipmanner,trimmingtheseam

allowancesandpressingasyousew,

extendingtheendsof eachstripan

approximateinintothestar point

area of the foundation.

Fig 1 Starsquarepointunfinished unit^4 in

Make 144

Fig 3 Block 4 in squarecornerunfinishedunit

Make 144

Fig 6 Sashing 2 in squareunitunfinished

Make 532

Fig 5 Block 12 in square unfinishedassembly

Make 36

Fig 4 Block 4 in square unfinishedcentreunit

Make 36

Fig 2 Half-square 2 in squaretriangleunfinishedunit

Make 576

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Addneutralstarpointtrianglesto

unit.Trimseamallowancesand

press after adding each piece.

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Trimeachunitbyplacingthein

lineof a rulerontheoutermost

seamlineof theblockandcuttingin

beyondtheseamline.Theunitswill

measure 4 insquareandfinishat

4insquareinthequilt.Make one-

hundred-forty-four (144).

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Stitchtogethera neutralhalf-

squaretriangleandanaquahalf-

squaretriangle(Fig 2 ). Presstheseam

towardtheaqua.Removethe“dog-

ears”.Makefive-hundred-seventy-six

(576).Theunitswillmeasure 2 in

square and finish at 2in square.

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Stitchaquahalf-square

trianglestotwo(2)opposite

sidesof a 3incentresquare

(Fig 4 ). Pressseamstowardsquare.

Addtrianglestotheremaining

sidesof thesquare.Presstheseams

towardthetriangles.Removethe

“dog-ears”.Theunitswillmeasure

4 insquareandfinishat 4insquare

in the quilt. Make thirty-six (36).

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Arrangethenine(9)unitsand

jointhemintothree(3)rows,

pressingtheseamstowardstarpoint

units(Fig 5 ). Sewtherowstogether.

Pressthelasttwo(2)seamstowardthe

centre.Theblockswillmeasure 12 in

squareandfinishat 12insquare in the

quilt.Make thirty-six (36).

Makingthesashing

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If paperpiecing,refertoPaper-

piecingBasicsonpreviouspage.

Coverthecentretrianglesectionof

thefoundationwithaquascrapsina

stitch-and-flipmanner,trimmingthe

seamallowancesandpressingasyou

sew,extendingtheendsof eachstrip

anapproximateinintothe star point

area of the foundation.

TECHNICALTIP

Thisunitmaybepaper

pieced,oryoumayuse

Tri-RecsTools(byEZ

Quilting)forrotarycutting.

Thecentretriangleforthe

sashingunitmaybecut

fromstripsetsmadefrom

pairsof 1 inaquastrips

stitchedtogether.Strip

setswillmeasure 2 in

tall.Neutralsidetriangles

mayalsobecutfrom 2 in

strips using the tools.

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Addone(1)mirror-imagepair

of starpointtrianglestothe

unit,trimmingtheseamallowancesas

eachpieceis addedand pressing after

each seam(Fig 6 ).

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Joinfour(4)randomhalf-square

triangleunits(Fig 3 ). Press.The

unitsshouldmeasure 4 insquareand

finishat 4insquareinthequilt.Make

one-hundred-forty-four (144).

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Trimeachunitbyplacing

theinlineof a ruleronthe

outermostseamlineof theblock,

trimmingeachunitinbeyondthe

seamline.Theunitswillmeasure

2 insquareandfinishat 2insquare

in the quilt – five-hundred-four (504)