Make Star Quilts: 11 Stellar Projects to Sew
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Make Star Quilts - Alex Anderson
Night Skies
Beth Ferrier
FINISHED QUILT: 64˝ × 84˝
Large, simple blocks—put together using some of the best sneaky piecing tricks around—make this quilt an easy weekend project. Make it for one of the superstars in your life.
Designed, pieced, and quilted by Beth Ferrier
BETH FERRIER is an accomplished quilter who describes her style as rebellious traditional.
She is forever in search of easy and simply elegant solutions to quilting challenges. Everything she designs is geared toward teaching skill-expanding tips and techniques. Beth lives in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
WEBSITE: applewoodfarmquilts.com
This project originally appeared in Sneaky Piecing by Beth Ferrier, available from C&T Publishing.
Materials
Yardage is based on 40˝-wide fabric unless otherwise noted. Yardage amounts have been rounded up to include a little wiggle room.
BACKGROUND FABRIC: 4 yards* for pieced blocks
DARK RED FABRIC: 1 yard for pieced blocks and binding
BRIGHT BLUE FABRIC: ⅓ yard for pieced blocks
LEMON YELLOW FABRIC: ⅓ yard for pieced blocks
YELLOW FABRIC: ⅞ yard for pieced blocks
DARK YELLOW FABRIC: ⅓ yard for pieced blocks
ORANGE FABRIC: ⅞ yard for pieced blocks
BACKING FABRIC AND BATTING: Sized for quilt
ZIP-TOP BAGS: 7 gallon size, labeled 1–7
ROTARY CUTTER, MAT, AND RULER (a 12½˝ square ruler is handy)
TEMPLATE PLASTIC: 3⅜˝ square (Place in Bag 3.)
* Requires 41˝ usable fabric width.
Cutting
WOF = width of fabric
As you cut, you’ll organize your cut pieces into bags as indicated.
BACKGROUND FABRIC
Cut 3 strips 9¼˝ × WOF. Subcut:
12 squares 9¼˝ × 9¼˝. Place in Bag 1.
Cut 13 strips 4½˝ × WOF. Subcut:
4 segments 4½˝ × 40½˝. Place in Bag 7.
From each of 2 remaining strips, subcut:
1 segment 4½˝ × 36½˝. Place in Bag 7.
1 square 4½˝ × 4½˝. Place in Bag 5.
From each of 2 remaining strips, subcut:
1 segment 4½˝ × 24½˝. Place in Bag 7.
3 squares 4½˝ × 4½˝. Place in Bag 5.
From the 5 remaining strips, subcut:
40 squares 4½˝ × 4½˝. Place in Bag 5.
Cut 5 strips 6½˝ × WOF. Subcut:
34 rectangles 6½˝ × 4½˝. Place 24 in Bag 6 and 10 in Bag 7.
Cut 6 strips 2⅞˝ × WOF. Subcut:
70 squares 2⅞˝ × 2⅞˝. Place 46 in Bag 3 and 24 in Bag 2.
DARK RED FABRIC
Cut 1 strip 4½˝ × WOF. Subcut:
6 squares 4½˝ × 4½˝. Place in Bag 4.
4 squares 2⅞˝ × 2⅞˝. Mark the diagonal on the wrong side. Place in Bag 2.
Cut 1 strip 3⅜˝ × WOF. Subcut:
6 squares 3⅜˝ × 3⅜˝. Place in Bag 3.
Cut 2 strips 2⅞˝ × WOF. Subcut:
20 squares 2⅞˝ × 2⅞˝. Mark the diagonal on the wrong side. Place in Bag 2.
Cut 8 strips 2˝ × WOF for the binding. Place in Bag 7.
LEMON YELLOW FABRIC
Cut 1 strip 4½˝ × WOF. Subcut:
3 squares 4½˝ × 4½˝. Place in Bag 7.
10 squares 2½˝ × 2½˝. Mark the diagonal on the wrong side. Place in Bag 6.
Cut 1 strip 2½˝ × WOF. Subcut:
14 squares 2½˝ × 2½˝. Mark the diagonal on the wrong side. Place in Bag 6.
BRIGHT BLUE FABRIC
Cut 2 strips 3⅜˝ × WOF. Subcut:
17 squares 3⅜˝ × 3⅜˝. Place in Bag 3.
YELLOW FABRIC
Cut 3 strips 4⅞˝ × WOF. Subcut:
24 squares 4⅞˝ × 4⅞˝. Mark the diagonal on the wrong side. Place in Bag 1.
Cut 1 strip 5¼˝ × WOF. Subcut:
6 squares 5¼˝ × 5¼˝. Place in Bag 2.
Cut 2 strips 2½˝ × WOF. Subcut:
24 squares 2½˝ × 2½˝. Place in Bag 4.
DARK YELLOW FABRIC
Cut 1 strip 4½˝ × WOF. Subcut:
3 squares 4½˝ × 4½˝. Place in Bag