Tuesday 6 September 2016

Stash Busting Stars - How I Make The Blocks

Once you know how, you'll be putting your stars together in no time at all. I sometimes hand sew them together in front of the TV, I love how easy they are.And of course, they're perfect for EPP too. 

Here's how I make mine
 Create TEMPLATE A and sew in TEMPLATE B
 and then TEMPLATE B REVERSED
 Like so
 open the Y seam nicely
 now insert TEMPLATE C
so you end up with a diamond 'unit'
here are three 'units' waiting to be sewn together
 Next, create 'unit 2' which consists of TEMPLATE C & D
and then, sew the 'units' together, creating your block
As you can see, I like to use fusible for my shapes, it make assembling easier, especially as I usually put my stars together away from my sewing studio - I like to do it outside in the garden or bring it with me when we get away for weekends. It's also perfect for EPP. 
 and it's ideal for fussy cutting and showing off beautiful details

I'm completely in love with this quilt, it's so versatile. From fussy cutting an exquisite top to using up fabrics in a stash busting mission - it just works. And if you ever get bored, you can turn your diamonds inside out for a hexagon centre - I bet you weren't expecting that?!


4 comments:

  1. handpiecing is so relaxing - I wish more quilters would realize that and give it a try

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  2. Looking lovely, what sort of fusible do you use?

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  3. Can you please tell me what you use to make your templates with? Is is fusible and does it wash away?

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  4. Has anyone made any sashing for this quilt? If so I would like to see how it was done. Thanks for any ideas.

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