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Easy Star Quilt with Diagonal Flow
Star Quilt Pattern

Under the Stars Quilt

Janet Wickell

About the Star Quilt

Under the Stars is made by assembling 35 star quilt blocks. The blocks are identical in structure, but 17 have a light center and light strips around their edges and 18 replace those light areas with a very dark fabric.

Quilt blocks finish at 10-1/2" square and are surrounded by sashing with cornerstones. Sashing isn't used next to the border, but you can add it if you like.

The quilt is shown assembled with mostly neutrals, except the deep red fabric used for star tips and for the squares in sashing. Change the fabrics to suit your own tastes.

Finished Quilt Size: About 69" x 90"

Black small-scale print: 2-1/2 yards
for squares and outer strips of dark blocks

Lightest background with small print: 2-1/4 yards
for squares and outer strips of light blocks

Medium neutral: 3-5/8 yards
background or inner star tips (all blocks) and for border

Light neutral: 1-1/2 yards
for sashing strips

Deep red: 1-3/4 yards
for star tips and sashing conerstones

Backing: 5-5/8 yards (Quilt Backing Instructions)

Binding: about 325 running inches of doublefold binding in your choice of width (Binding Strip Instructions)

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