need help with mini Lone Star
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need help with mini Lone Star
I am trying to make some 6" Lone Star blocks to go in a quilt border. I have never done a Lone Star block and doing one this small is way harder then I thought it would be. Can anyone give some pointers on how to make this easier?
As you can see, it's not perfect. The strips I'm working with are 7/8ths of an inch wide. Should I sew this by hand instead of the machine? The presser foot on the machine is making it very hard to keep a 1/4" seam because of the close seams.
Any advice will help.
As you can see, it's not perfect. The strips I'm working with are 7/8ths of an inch wide. Should I sew this by hand instead of the machine? The presser foot on the machine is making it very hard to keep a 1/4" seam because of the close seams.
Any advice will help.
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I paper pieced mine. It's a slightly different technique than regular paper piecing but it's A) easy, and B) great results. I do however recommend that you use the thinnest paper possible as at one point you have to fold the paper to match the two seams and thicker paper is too much bulk and is more difficult to maneuver.
The technique and patterns are in the book "Little Lone Star Quilts" by Lorraine Olsen.
The technique and patterns are in the book "Little Lone Star Quilts" by Lorraine Olsen.
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