Courthouse Star
I spent the day at Me Time
making a pattern for this block.
It is a traditional Courthouse Steps
block but the center is a star.
This block is 12 1/2" unfinished.
Sorry the fabric requirements were left
out of the first post, connection problems
caused a loss of content.
Fabric Requirements:
White Fabric: 1 - 3" square
8 - 2" squares - Mark a diagonal line on back
Red Fabric: 4 - 2" squares
4 - 2" x 3 1/2" rectangles
Light #1: 2 - 1 1/2" x 6 1/2" strips
Dark #1 & Light #2: 2 - 1 1/2" x 8 1/2" strips
Dark #2 & Light #3: 2 - 1 1/2" x 10 1/2" strips
Dark #3: 2 - 1 1/2" x 12 1/2" strips
Place 2" white squares on rectangles and
sew a thread width below the drawn line.
Press to the corner and trim back 2
pieces to 1/4"
Repeat above procedure to opposite side.
Layout units as shown and sew
together in 3 rows.
Completed center unit.
Add Light #1 and Dark #1 as shown.
Add Light #2 and Dark #2 as shown.
Add Light #3 and Dark #3 as shown.
Square to 12 1/2".
Someone made pincushions.
A winter stitch project.
Someone brought their auction finds.
I'm so jealous! I want them.
But the best thing is someone came
into the shop today and had just returned
from the longarm quilters with
one of my designs!
I love seeing someone's interpretation
of my design ~ great work!
It is beautiful!
I love the Courthouse Steps with the Star! Beautiful block! Yet another version I want to try..... how many sewing hours will I need to complete all the great blocks I keep finding :-))
ReplyDeleteDo you collect old sewing notions and such? I have quite a collection with a few "double ups", would be happy to share!
Hello, thanks for your comment! As I found no e-mail address I answer here: it's an exhibition in a very small town and there will be some shops from Kiel, Lübeck and Hamburg to sell some fabric and other things a quilter needs!!! Some years ago the had a very nice exhibiton about "Dear jane " Quilts!
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Regina