Lucky Star Quilt

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

• 3 1/2yds navy blue or dark color cotton fabric for quilt blocks, sashing & border
• 1yd white or beige cotton fabric for quilt blocks & narrow boarder
• 1/2yd royal blue or medium dark color for quilt blocks
• 1 1/4yd of turquoise or medium color for quilt blocks & binding
• 5/8yd of light blue or light color for quilt blocks
• 3 3/4yds coordinating print for backing
• Twin size cotton batting
• Lead pencil & white pencil
• Straight quilter's pins
• Stitch ripper
• Rotary cutter
• 18"x 24" cutting mat
• 6"x 24" plastic ruler for rotary cutting, other sizes optional
• Iron & pressing surface
• Sewing machine


• MEASUREMENTS: Approximate size of finished quilt, 56"x 70"

DIRECTIONS:

• Crystal Star Quilt Block: CLICK HERE
• Diamond Star Quilt Block: CLICK HERE
• Kansas Star Quilt Block: CLICK HERE
• Martha Washington Star Quilt Block: CLICK HERE
• Missouri Star Quilt Block: CLICK HERE
• Mother’s Star Quilt Block: CLICK HERE
• Pinwheel Star Quilt Block: CLICK HERE
• Ribbon Star Quilt Block: CLICK HERE
• Rising Star Quilt Block: CLICK HERE
• Starburst Quilt Block: CLICK HERE
• Tulip Star Quilt Block: CLICK HERE
• Walking Star Quilt Block: CLICK HERE

JOANN HACKS:

• Cut carefully, checking and re-checking to cut the correct size and amount of pieces. Keep whatever is left over from strips after sub-cutting in case any pieces are missed or lost.
• When sewing rows and long sashing strips, carefully pin so the vertical sashing strips line up with each other. Also aim for having star centers line up when possible.
• If sewing a sashing strip to a slightly longer block pin with sashing strip on top, place a pin on the bottom corner to hold corners in place. Pin along the side to help ease the longer fabric to match the top layer.
• If the sashing strip is longer, pin the same way, but have the sashing strip under the block. Shown in Diagram 2.
• Sew Blocks & Cut Sashing Strips Together:
• Arrange blocks in order as shown, or personal preference.
• Blocks should be arranged in four rows of three blocks with two sashing strips in between as shown in Diagram 2.
• Pin and sew blocks and sashing strips together using a 1/4" seam allowance.
• Press seam allowances toward the sashing strip.

1. Cutting Fabric Pieces for all 12 blocks:

• Cut fabric into width of fabric strips (width of fabric), and sub-cut squares and/or rectangles listed.
• Sort pieces according to color and size.
• Complete each of the 12 blocks, using the link above for individual star instructions.
• Cutting Fabric Strips for Sashing and Borders:
• Cut fabric into width of fabric strips (width of fabric) as shown on chart.
• Measuring Blocks for Sashing Strip Size: _x000B_Use three 2 1/2" Fabric A strips.
• Measure each of the quilt blocks to determine the average size. _x000B_(Note: Size of blocks size can vary in measurement.)
• Write down the size of each block to determine the average size.
• When figuring out the average size, if in doubt, go towards a smaller size because blocks can usually be stretched a little to fit the sashing strip.
• Once an average block size has been determined, sub-cut eight 2 1/2"x average block size sashing strips.



2. Sew Rows & Long Sashing Strips Together:

• Use three 2 1/2" Fabric A strips.
• Measure from left to right on each of the four rows of blocks/sashing strips sewn to determine average length for long sashing strips to be cut. _x000B_Trim 2 1/2" strips to the average row measurement.
• Pin and sew rows and sashing strips together using a 1/4" seam allowance._x000B_Follow the HACK for pinning and easing (longer piece should always be underneath and pin to ease).
• Press seam allowance toward sashing.



3. Sew First Border to Rows:

• Use five 2 1/2" Fabric A strips.
• Sew the five strips together end to end.
• Press seam allowances open.
• Measure the length of the quilt from top to bottom and down the center. _x000B_Trim two strips from the continuous strip to the average length measurement of the quilt.
• Pin and sew trimmed strips to the left and right sides of the quilt as shown in Diagram.
• Press seam allowances toward border strips.
• Repeat measuring and sewing.
• Measure the width of the quilt from left to right across the top, center and bottom. _x000B_Trim two strips from the continuous strip to the average width measurement of the quilt.
• Pin and sew trimmed strips to the top and bottom sides of the quilt as shown in Diagram 4.
• Press seam allowances toward border strips.



4. Sew Remaining Border Strips to Quilt:

• Use seven 1 1/2" Fabric B strips and seven 5 1/2" Fabric A strips.
• Sew all Fabric B strips together end to end.
• Press seam allowances open.
• Put aside.
• Use seven 5 1/2" Fabric B strips and seven 5 1/2" Fabric A strips.
• Sew all Fabric B strips together end to end.
• Press seam allowances open.
• Put aside.
• Follow the same technique to measure, trim strip to average size, sew and press toward borders in order shown in Diagram 5.



5. Quilt:

• Cut backing fabric in half.
• Trim away selvages on one side of each half.
• Sew half sides together selvage edge to edge to yield a piece large enough for backing.
• Press seam allowance toward one side.
• Sandwich backing, batting and quilt top. The backing and batting should extend out slightly beyond the edges of the quilt top.
• Baste by pinning using quilter's safety pins or spray baste.
• Quilt as desired with a stitch length set at 3.
• Use a walking foot on machine if possible.



6. Bind the Quilt:

• Use the seven 2 1/2" Fabric D strips.
• Sew strips end to end by laying them in an L shape with right sides together and stitching a diagonal line from the top left corner to the bottom right corner of the overlapping section.
• Press seams open.
• Fold binding strip in half lengthwise wrong sides together and press.
• To attach binding to quilt, line up the raw edges of the edge of the quilt with the raw edges of the binding.
• Leave about a 5" tail before beginning to sew.
• After stitching around the perimeter of the quilt, excess binding can be tucked into the 5" opening and stitched over to finish.
• Fold the binding around to the back and hand sew an invisible stitch around the quilt.
• If machine finishing is preferred, start out be machine stitching binding to the back of the quilt instead of the front.
• Fold binding to the front of the quilt and machine stitch with a slightly larger stitch length of 3, or a zig-zag stitch.