nativetexan

you might try going to a local quilt store and showing someone there what you are trying to do. Good luck.

bearisgray

I think I would mark the seam intersections (and the seam lines of the pieces) - where the dark dots are.

Then I would sew from "dot to dot" -

I think I would set the "diamonds" in before the "squares."

Beautiful stars.

(I did not read the tutorials - so i am just supposing how i would do it.)

pewa88

Beautiful star blocks. These will make a beautiful quilt. Hope you are able to find a tutorial to use for help.

true4uca

y gosh this will be a beautiful quilt. Just looking the pictures, i'd use two triangles +seam allowance) between the pink & purple star points. For the small stars I'd do a square in a square type thing using the small star as the centre square. Just another thought to help confuse you. LOL. Please post when you figure it out.

YukonViv

I am wondering if I am reading you question correctly...to me if I was making this and I have made similar quilts, we would have each star block completed prior to sewing into rows. The corner squares of the star block look like they are made up of a square then two rectangles of the same background fabric, at the end of each rectangle is the diagonal pieced unit which when your star blocks are pieced together create the secondary star block. I can't tell for sure but it looks to me that you have sewn the square into the top of the star sewing the stars together. If that's not the case good, because in every lone star block I have made that is a triangle piece.

If I am on the right track with what you have done you will need to complete each lone star block before piecing them into rows.

If I am totally off track with what you have done so far just disregard!

YukonViv

Again if I am way off what you were asking please disregard. I grabbed one of my lone star sample blocks that I used as a teaching sample. This one because I knew I wasn't making an store quilt I just made my set in triangles and squares larger to give it a border. But I think you can see where I was going with my previous post.

I laid some fabric scraps down in what would be a half square triangle in the corner and then the two rectangles would have a half square sewn on the end to complete the unit. These would attach to the smaller squares. Then when the other blocks are sewn together those corner units create a secondary star.

I hope this helps in some way.

bearisgray

I tried enlarging the picture of the quilt so that I could see if there were any seams in the "white" blocks.

Maybe - there are seams in the background - I "think" I saw some - but I am not sure.

If there are seams, I am attaching a possible assembly for them.

If there are no seams in the "white block" - maybe the 8-pointed star is appliqued to the background?

But after reading your question again - I think I don't understand what you are asking.

NZquilter

I second this suggested method. This is how I would probably do it.

Gay

Welcome to the board. I don't have the pattern for this but there are 2 ways to put it together, either as a square joining octagons, or making the large star into a square. Personally I would use B style, though you would still have to 'set-in' the squares on the corners - although they could be created using triangles and included while making the larger star.

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bearisgray

Would you piece or applique the diamonds in the corners of the squares?

And if you pieced them, where would your seam lines be?