Crooked Stars Quilt Pattern- 3 sizes Pattern

Category:

Quilting

Type:

Home Decor

Item:

Blanket/Bedspread

Skill Level:

Novice

Basic Skills Necessary:

• sew a 1/4 inch seam
• do rotary cutting
• finish a quilt with batting, backing and binding

Pattern Description:

This pattern uses layer cakes, charm packs, fat quarters, scraps OR yardage.
If you're like me, you have a lot of pre-cut fabrics in your sewing room, and you have no idea what to do with them. I kept buying fat quarters, layer cakes and charm packs, and finally I said "Enough!" and decided not to buy any more until I made something with some of them.
I have always liked patterns that are not quite what you expect them to be, so the crooked stars appealed to me. I particularly like patterns that you don't have to spend a lot of time matching points. Mostly I look for patterns with squares and rectangles, but although this pattern uses triangles, no fussy techniques are needed to make the points sharp! I love it.
There are illustrated instructions for making a twin, double or queen sized quilt included. This is an easy pattern, and it is good for beginners.

Fabric Requirements:
Fat Quarters: each fat quarter makes 2 blocks
Charm Pack: (40 fabrics) each charm pack makes 8 blocks
Scraps: 5 - 5" squares per block.
Layer Cake: (40 fabrics) each layer cake makes 32 squares

Twin Bed: 60" x 74" finished size (15 blocks)
Fat Quarters: 8, but you may want more for variety
or Charm Packs: (40 squares) 2
or Scraps: 1 5/8 yards assorted fabrics
or Layer Cake: 1
also needed:
Background: 3 yards assorted fabrics
Border: 1 yard

Double bed: 74" x 87" finished size (20 blocks)
Fat quarters: 9 - 10
or Charm Packs: 3
or Scraps: 2 yards assorted fabrics
or Layer Cake: 1
also needed:
Background: 3 1/2 yards of assorted light fabrics.
Border: 1 yard

Queen Bed: 81" x 94" finished size (30 blocks)
Fat Quarters: 15
or Charm packs: 4
or Layer Cake: 1
or Scraps: 4 1/2 yards assorted fabrics
also needed:
Background: 4 5/8 yards assorted fabrics
Border: 1 yard