| Cut 3
- 3-1/2" strips each of the green and the blue paisley
tonal #1 #2. Cut into 3-1/2" squares. Draw a line from
corner to corner through the middle of each blue block. With
right sides together, one blue block and one green block sew
1/4" on each side of the drawn line. Now cut on the line
and press your blocks and square the blocks to 2-3/8" each.
Also cut 30 - 2-3/8" squares of each color. Lay out each
block so that they are as the picture. Each block is made up of
(top row) one solid square, one half triangle block, one solid
square - center row - one half triangle block - one solid
square, one half triangle-last row one solid square, one half
triangle, one solid square. Make sure that all half triangles
are turned and sewn in the correct direction. Sew these blocks
together in strips as they have been laid out. Then sew the rows
together. Press and square to 6". Finished in quilt
5-1/2" There are 12 stars with 12 solid blocks to make up
this border.
Cut 6" solid blocks for the blocks between the stars #9
- #10. If you need to adjust the length of the strip of stars,
adjust the solid blocks only. Sew the star blocks in strips of
two stars with three solid blocks for sides, lay aside. Sew 4
star blocks with three solid blocks for top and bottom borders.
Sew the two star strips to the sides. Now sew the 4 star strips
to the top and bottom.
3rd Border: Cut 4 - 1-1/2" strips of the dark teal
background polka dot #3. The corner blocks are 1-1/2"
squares of the light background polka dot fabric #8. Sew these
borders with 1/4" seams. All borders are sewn the same from
here to the end.
4th Border: Cut 4 - 2" strips of light background polka
dot fabric #8. The corner blocks are 2" squares of the dark
teal background polka dots #3.
5th Border: Cut 4 - 4-1/2" strips of small stripe across
the stripes from selvage to selvage #6. The corner blocks on
this border are the same stripe set on the diagonal.
6th Border: Cut 5 - 2-1/2" strips of clam shell type
fabric #5 the next border. Sew the strips together end to end as
it will require more than one strip to fit one side. Corner
blocks are teal paisley #2.
7th Border: Cut 5 - 6-1/2" strips of the large stripe
#11. Sew these strips together end to end. The corner blocks are
the olive fleur-de-lis #10.
Add backing, batting and quilt as desired. Try some trapunto
on the stars to add dimensional interest to your design. The
fabric is outstanding on its own, so the quilting was kept
simple rather than intricate, which would be lost on this
design. |
