Drafting for the Creative Quilter

96 DRAFTINGFORTHECREATIVEQUILTER

CORNER UNITS
Add a J and a K to 4 Double Bear’s Paw blocks.

J

K

Complete corner unit; make 4.

ASSEMBLY

1. Arrange 4 side units, 4 corner units, and a center
   star unit into 3 rows. Join units into Row 1, Row 2,
   and Row 3.

A

Row 1

Row 2

Row 3

Sawtooth Star assembly

2. Join rows into the completed star. The block should
   measure 107/8 ̋ finished and 113/8 ̋ unfinished.

A

Complete star

Borders

1. Do not precut the border strips. Measure your quilt,
   one border at a time. The numbers are based on having
   sewn the block exactly. If your block measurements are
   different from mine, measure and use your own num-
   bers from this point forward.
   2. Nine separate borders will be added to the center
   star design. Some borders consist of only 1 fabric, while
   others add more fabrics and/or piecing. The piecing con-
   sists of 3 small Paw blocks and 17 sawteeth. Borders will
   be created and applied in numerical order.

7

5

3

8

6

4

9

2

1

Stop

sewing.

10  ⁄ ̋ Finished

11⁄ ̋ Unnished

Quilt Border Assembly

SAWTEETH

You will need 17 sawteeth for 3 partially pieced borders

and 12 additional sawteeth for the 3 small Bear’s Paw

blocks.

1. Cut 9 squares 2 ̋ × 2 ̋ from each of 2 fabrics for the
   sawteeth borders. This will yield 18 sawteeth; you only
   need 17. Pair one square from each fabric and draw a
   diagonal line on the wrong side of the lightest square of
   each pairing.


2. Cut 12 squares 2 ̋ × 2 ̋ for the small Bear’s Paw
   blocks—6 from the background fabric and 6 from the
   paw fabric. Pair one square from each fabric and draw a
   diagonal line on the wrong side of the lightest square of
   each pairing.


3. Refer to page 94 to create the A size (1 ̋) sawteeth.

BORDER 1

Shown as pink in the Quilt Border Assembly (above).

1. Join 3 sawtooth units together and press the seams
   open.


2. Cut a 1 ̋ × 97/8 ̋ strip and join it to the 3 sawtooth
   units; press toward the strip.