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Part 4!
The Rolling Star Block!
It's time to put the units together!
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©Bonnie K Hunter 2008Part 4!
The Rolling Star Block!
It's time to put the units together!
Don't
you just love this block?! It looks so complex,but it is made
with our
two simple units, the square in a square (in two different shadings)
and a 9 patch in the center! You will be making 30 Rolling Star
blocks. One thing that makes this block a bit more tricky to
assemble
is the fact that when you join square in a square to another square in
a square you have no butted seams that can help with proper
placement.
All those points NEED to be pinned.
In my many years of quilting (28 to be exact!) I've found that certain methods of pinning work better than others. It used to be that you could take a HUGE yellow headed "quilters" pin, jab it through both points, point the pin down and through all layers, and sew. But you know what? Those huge pins distort the fabric. And if you pin right IN the points, it pushes one layer up or down and after sewing you find your points no longer match.
I want to show you how I pin! I use small pins for my patchwork matching, saving the big quilter's pins for pinning quilts into the quilting machine. Elsewise it's like trying to match points with 10-penny nails.
And because videos don't print out, here are some still shots to help you as well:
Block Layout!
In my many years of quilting (28 to be exact!) I've found that certain methods of pinning work better than others. It used to be that you could take a HUGE yellow headed "quilters" pin, jab it through both points, point the pin down and through all layers, and sew. But you know what? Those huge pins distort the fabric. And if you pin right IN the points, it pushes one layer up or down and after sewing you find your points no longer match.
I want to show you how I pin! I use small pins for my patchwork matching, saving the big quilter's pins for pinning quilts into the quilting machine. Elsewise it's like trying to match points with 10-penny nails.
And because videos don't print out, here are some still shots to help you as well:
- Step 1: Run a pin through both points with units right sides together. Align upper edges of units even with each other.
- Step 2: Holding first pin in place, take a second pin and pin through all layers just next to the first pin.
- Step 3: Remove first pin. All layers are secured by second pin,
- Step 4: Sew!
Block Layout!
Layout the units as shown.
Use the
pinning method above to match the points as you sew units in a 9 patch
format, sewing the units into rows, and then joining the rows to form
each block, pressing seams towards the 4 corners with the
blue center squares. (Away from the browns)
Make 30 blocks.
Make 30 blocks.
Questions
or Comments? I would love to hear from you!! © Bonnie K Hunter & Quiltville.com 1997-2011 All Rights Reserved. No part may be used, copied, sold, distributed or otherwise
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