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  • Australian Homespun

    Starmaker

    Jul 04, 2018 8 minutes
    Helen Stubbings, Hugs ’n Kisses, Quarter Inch

    MATERIALS

    • 1.4m (1 5/8yd) low-volume print fabric (background)

    • 25cm ( 1/4yd) low-volume print fabric (L1)

    • 45cm ( 1/2yd) low-volume print fabric (L2)

    • 15cm ( 1/4yd) each of two low-volume print fabrics (L3 and L4)

    • 75cm ( 7/8yd) red print fabric (R1 – blocks and binding)

    • 20cm ( 1/4yd) each of two red print fabrics (R2 and R3)

    • 15cm ( 1/4yd) of red print fabric (R4)

    • 55cm ( 5/8yd) red print fabric (R5)

    • Fat quarter of light green print fabric (Star blocks and appliqué vine)

    • 25cm (10in) square each of red, yellow and green print fabrics (appliqué)

    • 15cm ( 1/4yd) yellow print fabric (Star blocks)

    • 40cm ( 1/2yd) medium green print fabric (Border 1)

    • Assorted yellow print fabric scraps (hexagons)

    • 3.5m (3 5/8yd) backing fabric

    • Batting at least 173cm (68in) square

    • 6mm ( 1/4in) bias tape maker

    • One sheet of Hugs ’n Kisses appliqué paper

    • Hugs ’n Kisses pre-cut fusible shapes: 28 3/4in hexagons, 28 1/2in hexagons – see Note

    • Glue pen such as Sewline

    • Appliqué glue such as Roxanne Glue-Baste-It

    • Appliqué needles such as Hugs ’n Kisses

    • Fine, strong appliqué thread in a colour to blend with the appliqué fabrics

    • Spray starch

    • Erasable fabric-marking pen

    • Ceramic or mechanical pencil

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