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Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and forget everything you know about making a Lone Star quilt. Now imagine a new method that has no angles to measure and no templates. And imagine that this amazing technique gives you perfect corner matching and nice flat sections. Oh yes, imagine fast and easy, too.
You can stop imagining now!
| On this page, we present a simple overview of the technique. The pictures below show a 4 fabric, 4 column (4x4) diamond section. Larger sizes are made using a 6 fabric, 6 column (6x6) diamond section. | Article: A Star is Born | ||
Cut star fabrics into rectangles. Trim interfacing |
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2. Fuse
Place and fuse fabric #1 to the interfacing. |
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Place and Stitch
Pin and stitch fabric #2 crosswise with right sides together |
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4. Flip and Fuse Flip and fuse fabric #2 |
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Repeat
Repeat for the remaining fabrics |
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Trim and Assemble
Trim diamond sections, add triangles, and assemble top |
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Makes a 38” star. Includes 4 panels printed interfacing and instructions….. |
Makes a 58” star. Includes 8 panels printed interfacing and instructions….. |
Bitty Lone Star Kit Visit our web store for new Lone Star packs! Makes a 19" star. Includes 4 panels of printed interfacing and instructions. |
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Bill Reinhold spins the yarn of how the Lone Star Diamond Grid ™ came to be. |
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Nine terrific Lone Star quilts ... all made with Quiltsmart's Lone Star Diamond Grid (tm) interfacing. |
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