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Design Wall Star Quilt

A patchwork star quilt with infinite possibilities.

Simply Quilts : Episode QLT-560 -- More Projects »
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Liza Prior Lucy
Coauthor of Glorious Patchwork, Liza Prior Lucy, is in studio to show how to play intense tricks with color. Traditional blocks are exaggerated through color in a post modern perspective. Kaffe Fassett and Liza design as a team. They design 10 to 20 quilts at a time and Liza pieces them.
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Figure A
For beginners, Liza recommends making a design board from cocoa-colored flannel Homasote insulation board (figure A). Use two, 8' x 4' sheets of Homasote. Cover the board in a neutral colored flannel (not white). Take the board outside and spray the foil side of it with glue. Wrap the glue-covered side of the board in pressed, flat, quality flannel fabric. Hinge boards together with duct tape to accommodate the size of your quilt.
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Figure B
" Dark Star" Block
This quilt is a charm quilt— that is, a one-patch quilt. It's made up of 60-degree angle diamond shapes all cut the exact same size (figure B).
1. For each block, cut six same-size, 60-degree diamonds from the same fabric. For each star block, cut three same-size, same-angle diamonds from background fabric. Place one star diamond on top of another, right sides together and stitch from the sharp point to the dull point with a 1/4" seam allowance. Don't stitch through the end. Stop at 1/4". Backstitch at the dull point. Press the seam open — if you don't open the seam, this method won't work.

2. Repeat for all star pieces, then sew them together into a block.

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Figure C
3. Connect the stars with background diamonds. To do this, stitch a background diamond to one point of the block by aligning the fabric, right sides together (background fabric on top), and stitching to the intersection with a 1/4" seam allowance. With the needle down, pivot the unit, lift the background fabric over to the opposite side of the star point and stitch with a 1/4" seam allowance (figure C).

4. For borders, create half-star blocks from stripes. Quilt and bind.

More Designs
Liza Prior Lucy and Kaffe Fassett also collaborated on these quilts:
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This quilt, named "Tidal Pool" utilizes the same design as "Dark Star," only it's supersized. The designers decided to tone down borders by using subdued colors for the half stars.
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The "Patriotic Stars" quilt features a red-white-and-blue motif. Fabulous!
Resources
Glorious Patchwork : More Than 25 Glorious Quilt Designs
by Kaffe Fassett, Liza Prior Lucy (ISBN: ISBN: 0517708531)
Glorious Patchwork
Website: www.gloriouspatchwork.com

Kaffe Fassett designer fabric
Glorious Patchwork
Website: www.gloriouspatchwork.com
Guests
Liza Prior Lucy
Designer
Website: www.gloriouspatchwork.com
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