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Cornerstone: Star View
Cornerstone: Star View
Now that you've seen the two paths for this week at Camp Oda May, we have a cornerstone option for you to add if you'd like! You can choose to eliminate the four corner blocks of Path A (Over the River) or Path B (Pinwheel Point) and put in four copies of this fun and fast Star View block in their place. NOTE: This is one post in a series of quilt-along posts. Start from the beginning with the first post {here}.
The Star View block finishes at 6" x 6" (6.5" x 6.5" unfinished), so it's easy to mix and match with the other 6" blocks from this week. :) For four 6" x 6" Star View blocks:
- Background fabric: 5.5" x WOF strip
- Fabric A: 1 FQ or 2 Layer Cake squares
- Fabric B: 1 FQ or 1 Layer Cake squares
The ingredients above can be taken from pieces of layer cake squares and fat quarters that were used in previous portions of your quilt. All of fabric A can be from the same print or make it scrappy and use a bit of several different prints that coordinate with the rest of your quilt. There is no right or wrong way to make these cornerstone blocks! Before beginning:
- Read through the entire instructions
- Seams are all 1/4"
- Width of fabric is abbreviated as WOF and assumed to be 42"
Cutting Instructions From the background fabric, cut:
- (1) 3.5" x WOF strip, subcut into (16) 3.5" x 2" strips
- (1) 2" x WOF strip, subcut into (16) 2" x 2" squares
From fabric A (the star points), cut:
- (32) 2" x 2" squares
From fabric B (the center of the star), cut:
- (4) 3.5" x 3.5" squares
Assembling the Block: First, we will assemble the flying geese units.
- On the wrong side of the (32) 2" x 2" fabric A squares, draw a line diagonally, corner-to-corner.
- Place one of the 2" fabric A squares right sides together on top of one of the 3.5" x 2" background fabric strips so the side edges line up. Sew a line directly on the drawn line and trim off the excess corner, 1/4" away from the sewn line. Open and press toward the fabric A print (press away from the background fabric).
- Repeat with another 2" x 2" fabric A square on the other side of the 3.5" x 2" background fabric by sewing on the line and trimming off the excess corner 1/4" away from sewn line.
- Press the seam toward the fabric A print (away from background fabric) to yield one 3.5" x 2" flying geese unit.
Repeat with the remaining 2" x 2" fabric A squares and 3.5" x 2" background strips to yield (16) total flying geese units. Now we're ready to assemble the Star View blocks.
- Lay out the flying geese units and the remaining pieces as shown.
- Assemble the top, middle, and bottom rows. Press seams away from the flying geese units.
- Sew the three rows together. Press the seams toward the center.
Repeat to yield four star blocks. Your Star View Cornerstone blocks should measure 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" square. The hike to Star View sure was easy, right? I have loved seeing everyone's different Camp Oda May quilt along progress! If you post on social media, please use the hashtag #ChooseYourOwnAdventureQAL so we can see your progress! To follow along with my medallion quilt progress, you can check out my instagram account @centerstreetquilts or Facebook page HERE. Happy sewing! Kristina Brinkerhoff www.centerstreetquilts.com
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