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Star Flower Quilt
60" x 72"
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Materials Needed:
Tools
Fabrics
- · 2 1/4 yds. Background Fabric
- · 1 1/4 yds. Lt. Green Print Fabric for Lattice, 9 Patch Posts & Binding
- · 2 3/4 yds. Red Multi Print Fabric for Stars & Border
- · 2 1/4 yds. Red Solid Fabric for Star Center Accent Triangles
- · 5 yds. Backing
Cutting Instructions
| Fabrics | Cut | Yield | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background Fabric | 20 | 1 1/2" strips | 9 | Patch Units |
| Lattice | ||||
| 12 | 3 1/2" strips | Star Blocks | ||
| 48 | 3 1/2" Squares | |||
| Red Multi Print Fabric | 12 | 3 1/2" strips | Star Blocks | |
| 48 | Triangles | |||
| Red Solid Fabric | 4 | 3 1/2" strips | Star Blocks | |
| Lt. Green Print Fabric | 13 | 1 1/2" strips | Lattice Strip Units | |
| 7 | 2 3/4" strips | Binding | ||
Layer 3 1/2" background and red multi print strips right sides together. Cut 96 triangles.
Layer remaining red multi print strips and red solid strips right sides together, cut 48 triangles. Triangles are ready to chain piece.
Instructions
Block Construction
Chain piece 96 triangle units of background and red multi print fabrics. Press seams toward red print fabric. Chain stitch 48 triangle units of red multi print fabric and red solid fabric. Press seams toward red multi print fabric.
Stitch block units together in rows adding background squares to triangle units, following diagram. Press seams as arrows indicate.
Stitch eighteen of the 1 1/2" strips of background fabric to both sides of nine of the 1 1/2" lattice strips. Press seams toward the center light green piece. From these nine units cut thirty-one 12 1/2" lattice pieces. From the leftover units cut twenty 1 1/2" pieces.
Stitch the four remaining 1 1/2" strips of light green print fabric on both sides of the two remaining 1 1/2" background strips. Press seams toward light green print fabric. Cut these two units into forty 1 1/2" pieces. Set aside for the 9 patch lattice posts.
Sew twenty 9 patch units as shown.
Sew five rows of lattice strips consisting of four 9 patch units with three 12 1/2" lattice pieces between. Press seams toward lattice piece as illustrated below.
Sew four 12 1/2" lattice strips to sides of three star blocks beginning and ending each row with a lattice unit. Make four of theses rows. Sew rows together. Press seams toward lattice strips.
Piece border strips to lengths needed. Add border to top and bottom. Press seams toward border. Add border to sides. Press seams toward border.
Finishing
Layer and quilt as desired.
Don't forget to sign and date your quilt! Enjoy!
