Stars All Round

Finished size: 140cm (55in) square

Materials

❖ 1.9m (2⅛yd) white tone-on-tone print fabric (background)
❖ 45cm (½yd) each of dark purple, light teal, teal, and orange batik (blocks, and Borders 1 and 2)
❖ 1.25m (1⅜yd) medium purple batik (blocks, appliqué and binding)
❖ 3.2m (3½yd) backing fabric
❖ Batting at least 155cm (62in) square
❖ Embroidery threads to match the appliqué fabrics
❖ Rotary cutter, ruler and mat
❖ Sewing machine with ¼in foot
❖ General sewing supplies

Note: Jo used the Half-Square Triangle and Quarter-Square Triangle ruler set from Westalee Rulers to make the blocks for her quilt. However, the following instructions are for cutting fabric with a standard quilter’s ruler.

Centre block

From each of the white tone-on-tone print fabric and the orange batik, cut:

❖ two squares, 4in (HSTs)

❖ two squares, 4½in (Hourglass units)

From the light teal batik, cut:

❖ one square, 3½in

1 Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of both white 4in squares. Match each, right sides together, with the orange 4in squares. Sew a scant ¼in on either side of the line, cut the fabric on the line and press the seams towards the orange fabric. You will have made four half-square triangle (HST) units.

2 Trim these HSTs to measure 3½in square with the seam line on the diagonal from corner to corner. See Diagram 1.

Repeat Step 1 with the white and orange 4½in squares to make another four, slightly larger, HSTs. On the wrong side