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I learned a lot doing this block. This one was truly fun and challenging. There are only 3 different triangles used, but it finishes into a surprisingly complex looking block. It definitely felt as if I had accomplished something by the time one star was complete. I am looking forward to making a table runner with several Blazing Star blocks sometime soon. So here's what you'll need for 1 block: Blazing Star Die #55051 (I regret that I won't be able to provide templates for this block due to copyright issues. More on this later) 5 fabrics 1 light for background 2 mediums 2 darks Fat quarters would work fine. The most important part about putting together this block is in the cutting stage. Pay close attention to which fabric is cut on each of the 3 size triangles, and whether the directions call for them to be cut right side up, wrong side up, or wrong sides together. I highly recommend that you use fabrics which don't have a right and a wrong side, like kona cotton, or batiks. This will eliminate one of the ways you can get into trouble. For one block, you will need 4 triangles of each color for the star points, and eight background triangles. Stitch one dark outer star triangle to background triangle, and one medium outer star triangle to a background triangle. If you have cut them properly, the pieces will align and the top will be basically a straight line. The background pieces are to the outside and the star triangles to the inside. The star triangles will be sewn to each other after the next step. After stitching, press toward the dark star triangle, and toward the background piece on the medium triangle unit. This is so they will all be pressed in the same direction in the finished block. Join the lighter of the inner star point triangles to the darker unit, and the darker inner star point triangle to the medium unit. Press toward the darker outer star/background unit on one, and toward the darker inner star point on the other. Then join these two units, outer star points together. You will only need one pin in the seam where all four triangles meet. Since you pressed the units in opposite directions, you will be able to lock the the seams and get a perfect match. Sew all four units the same way. Next join two of the units. Press so that the seams are all going in the same direction. When you join the two halves together into the completed block, you should be able to open up the center seam by undoing a few stitches in the seam allowance. Then you can press the whole star flat and it will lay nicely. One of the things I learned was that this is not a traditional star block. I searched my EQ7 program and couldn't find it. So I drew it in the Easy Draw program; it turned out great! Now I can resize the block, print out templates, and calculate yardage. However, since it is a copyrighted block, I can't share the templates here. I love the way this block turned out. Although it pieces very easily, I rate it a 7 in difficulty because of the careful attention needed in cutting. Happy Sewing ♥ P.S. I am not crazy about the orangey-red in this block and might have to do it over with a different color choice for the sampler quilt. Another thing I learned.
Hi Friends! If you follow me on Instagram you might have seen the little flurry of activity surrounding this quilt… It’s a copy of a nearly 200 year old quilt that I first saw on a mus…
Learn all about using metal in quilt designs as well as see what two types of metal work best for quilting. Find out what materials to use and what brands of metal work most efficiently. You can have a ball quilting with design metals!
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Scrappy Broken Dishes Quilt – Antique Inspired Hello Dear Friends and Readers, Reflecting on antique Dutch quilts, I will immediately think of stars, hourglass, tumbling blocks and broken dishes in the quilt designs. Of course there are others too, but this is what comes to mind for me. The appeal is timeless and the beauty of … Continue reading Scrappy Broken Dishes Quilt – Antique Inspired →
This little tute is for the simple minded like me. For the people who don't like Numbers. :/ And... For those who would like to make a simple 3 color card trick block. There are only TWO numbers to remember 5 and 4 1/4. Those are the numbers I CHOSE. 5 for the 5" squares you'll cut to begin. 4 1/4" for the 4 1/4" inch squares you'll end up with after trimming. You can choose others. ;) I cut 9 squares 5"x5" 3 of each color. Take two background squares and ONE of each of the other colors. Draw diagonal line. Sew and Cut. Here are the Four corners of your card trick block. Now take one of each color. Stack. Cut TWO diagonal lines. Four pieces each. Four tiny triangles from each color. Make your center piece. Set other tiny triangles aside for a minute. Here are your LAST two 5" squares. Cut once on the diagonal. Using the LAST of your cut pieces. Lay them out like this. And sew together. It might help to fill in your other pieces... so there's no "mix up" :) You should have NINE squares ready to be a CARD TRICK block. PLEASE do not SEW them together YET! You may have noticed..... They're ALL different sizes. :/ This should be the smallest one. Trim. I trimmed mine to 4 1/4". SOooooo... You need to trim everything else to 4 1/4". When you trim this one... Make sure that diagonal line on your ruler goes RIGHT through the BOTTOM two triangles. and the 4 1/4" sits RIGHT on the two outside corners. Now. You can sew the squares together. And this..... Is what you'll get. A block that measures..... Almost 12". Mine's 12"....but there's something wrong somewhere. Am I worried? NO. I think it should be 11 3/4" IF... I did my math right. And You know me.... I don't like math. I DO like quilt blocks though. Soooo.... I'm going to KEEP on SEWING! NOTE: IF you do want a 12 1/2" block... just begin with squares that are 5 1/2" and trim them to 4 1/2". I think that'll do it.
If you been looking to try out hand quilting but don’t know where to start, this is for you! Check out these quilting tutorials for hand quilted…
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Step by step Quilting Tutorials and sewing projects from ISeeStarsQuilting.com. - Come learn something new and make beautiful things!
Step by step Quilting Tutorials and sewing projects from ISeeStarsQuilting.com. - Come learn something new and make beautiful things!
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A clamshell quilt can be difficult to sew, especially on the curved part. I have found this method by SewVeryEasy that is so much easier and quicker! You will definitely enjoy making this quilt from now on. Watch the video below for detailed instructions. Materials: 5" charm packs stabilizer (print pdf here) wash-away applique sheets
Tips for Fussy Cutting the Centers are Also Included! Economy blocks are showing up just about everywhere these days. Otherwise known as “square-in-a-square” or “diamond-in-a-square”, they’re great building blocks for larger projects. One reason they’re so popular is because you can show off special motifs in the centers of the blocks. It’s not hard to …
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How To Make Selvedge Fabric - A Fast & Easy Tute This week I've made a laptop case using selvedges and I thought I'd share with you how I create selvedge fabric. When I buy a piece of fabric I remove the selvedges along both edges by folding the fabric in the correct direction to cut them off as full-length strips. It's up to you how wide you cut them, you may want to cut them wider and see more of the original fabric design. I line the selvedge edge up with a 1" line on the cutting mat and then 1/8" line of my ruler on the next 1" line - lining the ruler over the larger amount of fabric helps hold the fabric in place so it doesn't move while I'm cutting though you do risk making a wrong cut into your selvedge. Update on 11 February 2017 These days I'm cutting my selvedges at 1" instead of 7/8" to allow me to retain more of the print design. The rest of the process of creating the fabric remains exactly the same😊. Update on 11 September 2018 Making fabric from my selvedges has become an important part of my design so these days I have increased the width of the selvedge I cut off a piece of fabric. I'm now cutting at 1-1/8". This gives me more wiggle room for overlapping the fabrics and leaves more of the print section visible on the text selvedge edge. The rest of the process in creating the fabric remains exactly the same😊. To make selvedge fabric first I take a piece of batting or backing fabric - whatever suits the outcome of your project best - and cut it at least an inch wider and longer than the finished size of selvedge fabric that I need. Next, I spray it all over with basting spray such as 505 (temporary/repositionable) fabric spray adhesive - using a repositionable adhesive means you can change the strips around until you're happy with the look. Now comes the fun part - lay your selvedges row by row onto the now sticky backing fabric. Start at the bottom edge of the 'fabric' placing the frayed/finished edge bottom-most. Overlay the next selvedge over the cut raw edge - slightly overlapping it. You may want to vary the amount you overlap the selvedges by so you can see more/less of the colour/design/text. You can use more than one selvedge along a particular row - using up shorter lengths of selvedge - just lay them side by side and leave the side edges raw, any fraying will be minimal and adds to the look of the finished fabric (as in the top row being placed in the photo above) Once the backing batting/fabric is completely covered with selvedges you are ready to sew the selvedges in place. (If you are creating a Quilt As You Go (QAYG) block then at this stage you can spray baste your backing fabric to the made fabric.) The spray basting should hold the selvedge strips firmly in place while you complete this stage. I sew/quilt over the length of the selvedges using my 1/4" foot as a width guide. I choose one very straight edged selvedge as a marker for my first row of stitches and then use this as a loose guide for my next rows 1/8" to 1/4" apart - I'm not looking for a perfectly straight line finish here. Placing the stitch lines so close together firmly fastens down all the selvedge edges and creates the fabric. There're other methods of attaching selvedges that leave the finished edge of each selvedge strip loose from the background fabric but this I like that my method ensures each strip is well attached and often I use a contrasting thread so the stitching becomes part of the finished design also. Here's a finished QAYG selvedge block that I made last year as part of my Something NEW Sampler Quilt. This block contains selvedges from all the fabrics used in making the quilt. This is how the back of the fabric will look - in this case, you're seeing the backing fabric of the QAYG block but if you've just used a backing fabric or batting then you'll see that instead. Once you've finished your 'made' selvedge fabric then you can trim the edges/cut the fabric to size and use in your chosen project. And that's all there is to making selvedge fabric!!! Check out my other Selvedge posts: This time, I used it to make a laptop case Crazy about that Kaffe Fassett blue Millefiore lining I love selvedge fabric - it's so individual and scrappy looking, there's always something to look at and read! I've wondered about crocheting/knitting with my selvedges too - have you tried it? I've crocheted/knitted with lots of materials in the past - one of my favourites is plastic carrier bags - great for making waterproof garden table place/drink mats and chair covers but that's a whole other post! Do you save your selvedges? If you do then share what you've made and if you've used a different method to make selvedge fabric tell us about that too. Updated On 21 April 2014: The laptop case was a present for my daughter's friend Hayley and here's a photo Flicky sent me of Hayley with her case which she tells me she uses every day. The photo is also proof that the sun does shine sometimes in St Andrews, Scotland! Updated at 11 September 2018 I've used a piece of selvedge fabric for a cushion back - I looove how this looks, don't you? See more about this cushion here in this blog post. and another I made last year - read more about it here. How To Make Selvedge Fabric - A Fast & Easy Tute Featured On: Clicking on an image will take you through to the new page of crafty goodness :) Disclaimer: This post is for informational purposes only, no payment or commission is received on click-throughs and opinions are my own.
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The photo above © Austen Family Album How to make a quick and easy Hunter’s star quilt block... Learn how to make Hunter’s star quilt block in just over 2 minutes. Full Post: Hunter's Star Block
I love the sparkle and shine metallic thread gives to my fabric art, but the hassles—shredding, the curling, the broken threads—give me such a headache. I
