Lone Star Quilt Begun Using "Radiant Star" Book

Saturday, Clara will be teaching the Lone Star quilt from Eleanor Burn's book "Radiant Star".  A few weeks ago I began one so I would know how it comes together.  Here is what I know.

The quilt begins with strips that are sewn together and cut at a 45° angle.  For this quilt size, four fabrics are used.

Now the fun begins with matching up the seams.  For this quilt, the seams have to be marked and matched.  There are no natural seam matches.  Each diamond is marked 1/4" in (I used chalk).

The chalk marks are matched,

and pinned.

Once sewn, the strips are opened to verify that corners meet as should.  If not, ripping is necessary, and I did rip more than a few times :)

The first set of sewn strips are sewn to the second set of sewn strips,

and you have a star point.

Once you have eight points complete, you have a star.  Mine is called "Wild Child" as my goal is to make this the most colorful, busy quilt I will make (I think).  I will put it all together in Saturday's class and will share my progress next week.

Blessings,
Karri