Spiral Lone Star

[Jean Sewing Machine]

Karen found this Lone Star picture on Pintrest. No pattern available, taught through a workshop at some LQS. It looked overwhelming at first, then I figured out how to make the strips and sew the points to make the colors spin. Once I figured it out, I had to make it! So, instead of sleeping, I built my star. Finished it off with borders today. Thinking I want to enlarge it to make it a bed quilt, if I can find more of this fabric or something compatible. It's Patrick Lose Sunstreaks, his other lines (Basically Patrick) will probably work, and I have lots of that collection.

Thinking I'm now in love with Lone Star quilts!

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Hey, it matches my tie dye Hamilton shirt!

[klgls]

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Oh my Jean - and without a pattern. I am on my knees bowing down to you! Really stunning!!

[ilive2craft2]

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Absolutely stunning!

Which method are you using for your lone stars? I love them, but have been intimidated with Y seams, etc.

I have been looking at the one on Moda's site for strip piecing, sort of similar to a bargello. http://www.modabakeshop.com/2015/04/...tar-quilt.html

[Jean Sewing Machine]

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Absolutely stunning!

Which method are you using for your lone stars? I love them, but have been intimidated with Y seams, etc.

I have been looking at the one on Moda's site for strip piecing, sort of similar to a bargello. http://www.modabakeshop.com/2015/04/...tar-quilt.html

It is strip pieced. Took 2-1/2 hours from piecing the strips to building the 8 points. No Y seams. I used that same method as the Moda one, just used 4 basic pieces, not 5.

[KaylaWalker]

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Wow! Stunning. Your efforts never cease to amaze me.

[K. McEuen]

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Turned out great and the black really makes that star stand out well.

[sewbizzy]

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Wow, beautiful work as always Jean! It is stunning!

[wlrquilts]

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Beautiful, colors are great.

[seaturtle]

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Beautiful star - and without a pattern! Great job!

[SuzyQue]

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Awesome....beautiful....amazing......love it!

[rebeccas-sewing]

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I am duly impressed, Jean! This is so gorgeous. You're right! It matches your tie-dyed shirt. hahaha I guess we know for sure you are a lover of bright colors.

[KarenC]

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AWESOME! You are so good at these!

[Claire Hallman]

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I am very impressed, too. I managed to cut out 6 Farmgirl blocks, no sewing, just cut out.
I did do some closet rearranging, too.

[DeniseSm]

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Gorgeous. It looks fantastic.

The pattern is available in Jan Krentz book, which is very well written.

https://www.amazon.com/Lone-Quilts-B.../dp/1571201610

or you can get an idea of how to arrange the star points by downloading this file (no dimensions provided, it is just the concept)

https://ttfabrics.com/project/soho-spiral-lone-star/

[MRoy]

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That's stunning Jean! I'm a lover of bright colored quilts and I love this one.