Starburst Quilt Block
Item #
052511022P36
SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Cut pieces from the Lucky Star Quilt
- Gray or tan cotton sewing machine thread
- Lead pencil & white pencil
- Straight quilters 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
- Three sandwich-size plastic bags
- MEASUREMENTS: Approximate size of block is 12 1/2" (approximate finished size on quilt is 12"x 12")
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
- Tulip Star Quilt Block: CLICK HERE
- Walking Star Quilt Block: CLICK HERE
JOANN HACKS:
- Sew all seams 1/4" from edge of fabric or drawn line.
- Sewing in the direction arrows indicate in diagram will help to prevent fabric from bunching at the beginning of the seam.
Organizing Fabric Pieces:
- Label the three sandwich plastic bags as follows:
- Starburst Bag, Corner Starburst Bag, Finishing Pieces Bag
- Carefully gather the following fabric pieces that were cut from Fabric Cutting Chart and place in the bag indicated._x000B_
- Fabric A:
- Sixteen 2 1/2" squares (Starburst Bag)
- Twelve 2 1/2" squares (Corner Starburst Bag)
- One 4 1/2" square (Finishing Piece Bag)
- Fabric B:
- Four 2 1/2"x 4 1/2" rectangles (Corner Starburst Bag)
- Fabric C:
- Four 2 1/2"x 4 1/2" rectangles (Starburst Bag)
- Fabric D:
- Four 2 1/2"x 4 1/2" rectangles (Starburst Bag)
- Fabric E:
- Four 2 1/2"x 4 1/2" rectangles (Corner Starburst Bag)
Sew Center Starburst Units:
- Use pieces from the Starburst Bag.
- Refer to Diagrams 1-4, following the steps below.
- Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of the sixteen 2 1/2" Fabric A squares.
- Pin one of the marked Fabric A squares over the left side of a 2 1/2"x 4 1/2" Fabric C rectangle right sides together with the line positioned as shown in Diagram 2.
- Carefully sew directly on the drawn line.
- To check corner edge, fold outside corner of Fabric C towards seam and fold opposite corner over to cover Fabric A._x000B_If Fabric C and A corners do not line up, or if they are more than slightly off, re-sew.
- When corners line up, fold back over so seam is exposed and trim leaving a 1/4" seam allowance.
- Press seam allowance open.
- Pin a marked Fabric A square to the opposite side of the Fabric C rectangle with the line positioned as shown in Diagram 2.
- Check corner edge and trim bottom two layers, leaving a 1/4" seam allowance.
- Press seam allowance open.
- Repeat to a total of four A/C Star Point units.
- Put aside.
- Use the remaining Four 2 1/2" Fabric A squares and 2 1/2"x 4 1/2" Fabric D rectangles to make four A/D Star Point units in the same manner with line positioned as shown in Diagram 3.
- Pin and sew A/C and A/D Star Point units right sides together as shown in Diagram 4._x000B_Press seam allowance open.
- Put units aside.
Sew Star Points for Corner Starburst Units:
- Use pieces from the Corner Starburst Bag.
- Refer to Diagrams 5-7, following the steps below.
- Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of the eight of the twelve 2 1/2" Fabric A squares.
- Put the remaining four 2 1/2" Fabric A unmarked squares aside.
- Pin one of the marked Fabric A squares over the left side of a 2 1/2"x 4 1/2" Fabric B rectangle right sides together with the line positioned as shown in Diagram 6.
- Carefully sew directly on the drawn line.
- Once corner has been checked, trim bottom two layers, leaving a 1/4" seam allowance.
- Press seam allowance open.
- Repeat to sew a total of four Fabric A/B Star Point units.
- Put aside.
- Use the remaining four 2 1/2" marked Fabric A squares and 2 1/2"x 4 1/2" Fabric E rectangles to sew four A/E Star Point units in the same manner with line positioned as shown in Diagram 7.
Sew Corner Starburst Units:
- Refer to Diagrams 8 and 9, following the steps below.
- Use remaining 2 1/2" Fabric A unmarked squares, A/B and A/E Star Point units.
- Position an A/E Star Point unit wrong side up, horizontally with Fabric A on the left side.
- Fold the right top corner over and press to make a 45 degree crease.
- Press crease in place.
- Draw a dot 1/4" away from the top edge of the fabric, over the crease.
- If the crease is hard to see, draw a line over it.
- Repeat this step on the remaining A/E Star Point units.
- Lay an A/E Star Point unit directly over an A/B Star Point unit right side together.
- The seams should be going in the same direction.
- Set stitch length to 1 to secure the seam without having to back stitch.
- Sew the two units together along the crease, beginning at the 1/4" dot, sewing just two or three tiny stitches.
- Set stitch length back to 2.5 and sew to the corner.
- Do NOT begin sewing before the dot.
- Open and check to see that unit has been sewn correctly.
- If correct, trim leaving a 1/4" seam allowance.
- Press seam allowance open.
- Repeat to sew a total of four units.
- Refer to Diagram 9, following the steps below to sew a Y-Seam to complete the Corner Starburst units.
- A Y-seam is needed when a square or rectangle piece is to be sewn into a corner of a unit.
- Draw a dot 1/4" away from a corner on the wrong side of fabric on the four 2 1/2" Fabric A Squares.
- Match the dot on the 2 1/2" square with the dot on the A/B/D unit just sewn, right sides together.
- The edge of the Fabric A square should line up with the Fabric E edge of the sewn unit.
- Pin in place.
- Reduce stitch length to 1, sew a few stitches to secure over the dot, then set stitch length back to 2.5 and sew down to the edge of the fabric.
- Do not press seam allowance yet.
- Match the dot on the Fabric E edge and the dot on the 2 1/2" Fabric A square, right sides together.
- Fold the Fabric E edge of the unit away to avoid sewing over it, and place a pin through both dots.
- Pin the corner of the square to the Fabric B edge of the unit.
- Reduce stitch length to 1, sew a few stitches to secure over the dot, then set stitch length back to 2.5 and sew down to the edge of the fabric.
- Do not sew into the inside corner.
- Unfold unit and press seam allowances away from Fabric A square.
- Repeat to sew four Corner Starburst units.
Complete the Starburst Block:
- Use piece from Finishing Block Bag.
- Arrange the Starburst and Corner Starburst units with the 4 1/2" Fabric A square in rows as shown in Diagram 10 on the pattern._x000B_Pin units in place, sew into rows and press as arrows indicate.
- Arrange rows as shown in Diagram 11 on the pattern._x000B_Pin rows in place, sew rows together and press as arrows indicate to complete the Starburst block.
- Block should measure approximately 12 1/2", but this can vary slightly.