A CHRISTMAS STAR QUILT

I know , Christmas is just over, but you might want to start this quilt now in order to have it done by next Christmas. It makes a lovely Christmas statement over the back of the sofa or over a railing, which is where I hang it every Christmas.

It is a basic log cabin so it is not difficult. I used white, red and green sparkly Christmas fabric but as a variation if you only used the red and white it would look like a poinsettia. Find nice Christmas fabric on sale now! Try to get fabric that does not have a overly obvious pattern.

Finished quilt size is approximately 61 1/2" x 61 1/2".

Also to bind my quilt I chose to use red cording instead of a regular binding. Also at each corner I fastened a red tassel. This isn't a quilt I intend to use as a blanket.

Number of blocks;

16 log cabin blocks 10 1/2" x 10 1/2"

4 corner star blocks 8" x 8"

Fabric Needed:

1 3/4 yards light fabric

2 1/8 yards green fabric

2 yards red fabric

4 yards fabric for backing your choice

Batting for finished size of quilt or for twin

Co-ordinating thread

Cutting:

Light fabric:

6 strips 2" wide from width of fabric, sew them together at ends.

17 strips 2" from width of fabric

- 16 squares 2" x 2" from the 17 strips

- 16 squares 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" from the 17 strips

- 16 squares 2 7/8" x 2 7"8", cut in half diagonally to make 32 half-square triangles, from the 17 strips.

Green fabric:

12 strips 2" wide from width of fabric, sew them together at ends.

9 strips 2" from width of fabric

- 8 squares 2" x 2" from the 9 strips

- 16 squares 2 7/8" x 2 7/8", cut in half diagonally to make 32 half-square triangles, from the 9 strips

Red fabric:

6 strips 2" wide from width of fabric, sew them together at ends.

6 more strips 2" wide from width of fabric

- 10 strips 2" wide from width of fabric from the 6 strips

- 8 squares 2" x 2", from the 6 strips

- 16 squares 2 7/8" x 2 7/8", cut in half diagonally to make 32 half-square triangles, from the 6 strips.

Start sewing log cabin squares according to the diagram above.

4 squares all light fabric.

4 squares green and light fabric.

4 squares red and light fabric.

4 squares red and green.

Sew these squares in the configuration above.

Squares for corners:

diagram 11 - A, shows sewing the triangles together to make squares.

Make :

16 green and light

16 red and light

16 red and green

Arrange and sew together as in diagram 11-B

Make 4 squares.

Borders:

Sew strips together as in diagram according to colors, cut to 48 inches.

Make 4.

Sew a square to each of two.

Sew two strips without stars to the pieced together log cabin.

Sew the two strips to the other two sides.

Quilting:

Layer and baste quilt top for quilting method of your choice.