Hollow Stars Baby Quilt - final

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Fabric requirements(Quantities are for width of fabric (WOF) which is assumed to be at least 110cm/44inches)1.25 metres White or antique white homespun10cmColoured homespun for each star (90cm in total for nine stars)30cmBinding fabric1.20 metres Backing fabric115cm x115cm BattingCuttingFrom the white background:• Cut seven 2 inch WOF strips for the sashings.o From two of these strips cut: 6 x (2 inch x 12½ inch) strips.o From four of these strips cut 4 x (2 inch x 39½ inch) strips.o From the remaining two strips cut 2 x (2 inch x 42½ inch) strips.• Cut 6 x 3½ inch WOF strips, cross cut these into 3½ inch squares – you will need atotal of 72 x 3½ inch squares. Lightly, in pencil, draw one diagonal line on oneside of each square.• Cut 2 x 6½ inch WOF strips, cross cut these into 6½ inch squares – you will need atotal of 9 x 6½ inch squares (one for each star block)From the coloured fabrics:For each of the nine star blocks, cut in your chosen colours:4 x 3 ½ inch squares4 x (3½ inch x 6½ inch) rectangles.ConstructionBlocksFor each star block make four flying geese units.Make each of these by placing a 3½ inch square of the white background fabric (with thepencil line facing up) on one end of a coloured 3½ inch x 6½ inch rectangle. Follow thepencil line and stitch diagonally across the white square. (Diagram 1), turn the triangleof the white background square back over the line of sewing to give three layers on thecorner. Press and then trim back the back two layers of fabric. Place a second whitesquare on the other end of the coloured rectangle and stitch (Diagram 2) and press asbefore.Diagram 1 Diagram 2
Piece the block by first joining a coloured3½ inch square to each end of two of theflying geese units and by joining a flyinggeese unit to either side of a 6½ inch whitesquare - take care here to join the whiteside of the flying geese unit to the whitesquare. (Diagram 3)Diagram 3Join the three pieced units to make the finished star block.(Diagrams 4 & 5)Diagram 4 Diagram 5Piecing the quiltLay out your nine blocks in yourchosen combination.Join the blocks into three rows ofthree, stitching one of the 2inch x12½ inch sashing strips betweenblocks one and two and two andthree in each row. (Diagram 6)Diagram 6
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