HAND-PIECING PROJECT
BEHIND THE QUILT
STASHBUSTING STARS
“This scrappy quilt block is a traditional block known as Grandmother’s Prize. The original design only had coloured scraps as the centre star in the block. The corner pieces were cream, but I soon realised that if I went down that route, I would not be making much of a dent in my scrap pile!
“The nice thing about this quilt is that although the blocks themselves are lovely, when they join a secondary design appears. The stars become linked with the secondary stars. You can play about with fabric placement, perhaps making the centre stars from one print and the framed corner stars from another. The possibilities are endless – as they always are with patchwork!
“The quilt blocks are hand pieced, but you can sew them all together by machine if you like. I suggest making the quilt a lovely slow stitch project and finishing with a faster finish – it’s a really nice combination.
“I’ve used fabrics reflecting the era of the
