Boston Lone Star
06-03-2011, 09:26 AM
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Hi All - I'm new to this blog. It seems like we all can be very helpful to each other, as well as being good on-line friends.
I need a little help. My son is getting married in a year or so, and, of course, I want to make him and his fiance a very special quilt. I made my daughter a double wedding ring star, which turned out simply gorgeous. I'm thinking of making Matt the Boston Lone Star, which turns out to be a combination of a Boston Common block and Lone Star. My problem? How do I (a) find a pattern for a king size? or (b) develop my own pattern? And, then, how do I determine how much fabric? I'm one to find a pattern and follow directions, but this one looks so very, very special, I just have to make it. Any advise or help?
I need a little help. My son is getting married in a year or so, and, of course, I want to make him and his fiance a very special quilt. I made my daughter a double wedding ring star, which turned out simply gorgeous. I'm thinking of making Matt the Boston Lone Star, which turns out to be a combination of a Boston Common block and Lone Star. My problem? How do I (a) find a pattern for a king size? or (b) develop my own pattern? And, then, how do I determine how much fabric? I'm one to find a pattern and follow directions, but this one looks so very, very special, I just have to make it. Any advise or help?
06-03-2011, 10:23 AM
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the large lonestar pattern makes a 54" star---which looks quite nice in the center of a bed...then bordered- with a plain-star-plain border to get it up to the size of the bed would be the way i would go about it.
there are some absolutely beautiful lonestar quilts out there===start...browsing---you will get so inspired!!!
i usually start with graph paper with a frame of the size i want the finished quilt---had to learn to do this so i quit making 14 foot long quilts---i had a problem stopping for awhile---had to learn how to make them stop growing :)
there are some absolutely beautiful lonestar quilts out there===start...browsing---you will get so inspired!!!
i usually start with graph paper with a frame of the size i want the finished quilt---had to learn to do this so i quit making 14 foot long quilts---i had a problem stopping for awhile---had to learn how to make them stop growing :)
06-03-2011, 10:47 AM
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