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BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO LONE STAR BLOCKS

A Lone Star is an eight-pointed star quilt block made with diamonds. It is a great pattern for using up fabric scraps and spare Jelly Roll strips. Traditionally, a Lone Star would be sewn together as separate diamonds, using Y Seams. However, the marking and matching up of Y seams can be quite tricky and not a beginner-friendly method. A simpler method for making a Lone Star quilt is to use strip piecing…

HOW TO STRIP PIECE LONE STAR QUILTS

PREPARATION

Lone Star blocks can be a great way to use up strips of fabric from

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