Drafting for the Creative Quilter

8-POINTEDSTARBLOCkS 55

B

A B

B A

A

A B

Draft the Basic Underlying Structure and connect A’s to B’s.

B

A B

B A

A

A B

All A’s and B’s connected in red

B

A B

B A

A

A B

Square, diamond, and triangle shaded

3. Erase all unnecessary lines, leaving only seamlines.

Morning Star Block

The Morning Star block is simply a LeMoyne Star with

each diamond fractured into four diamonds by finding

and connecting the midpoint of each side of each dia-

mond. Refer to page 23 for information on finding the

midpoint of any line.

B

A B

B A

A

Midpoint of

diamond side

A B

Morning Star block

1. Draft a 6 ̋ LeMoyne Star block (page 54).


2. Refer to page 23 to find the center of each side of the
   diamond. Then use the compass as a measuring tool to
   mark all sides of all diamonds. Connect the marks.