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Golden Quilts
From McCall's Quick Quilts May 2003


Southern Stars
Designed by Carolyn Meeks

Finished Quilt Size
65 1/8" x 65 1/8"

Number of Blocks and
Finished Size

9 Sawtooth Star Blocks 9" x 9"
28 Pinwheel Blocks 4 1/2" x 4 1/2"

Carolyn's unique pinwheel border frames her star blocks. She used Nancy Kirk's Civil War fabric collections by Benartex.

Southern Stars Quilt

Fabric Requirements
Gold texture #1 and beige texture (9-patches)
... 1/4 yd. each
Gold texture #2 (pinwheels)
... 5/8 yd.
Navy texture (blocks, borders, binding)
... 1 5/8 yds.
Cream solid (blocks, border)
... 1 1/2 yds.
Red texture (background)
... 1 yd.

Red floral (outer border)
... 2 yds.
Backing
...
4 yds.
Batting
...
Twin size

Other Materials
Sewing thread
Machine quilting thread
Hand quilting thread (optional)

Planning
If your navy fabric is not at least 42" wide, it will be necessary to piece the top/bottom strips used for the inner navy border. Extra fabric is included for this purpose.

Cutting the Fabric
Gold texture #1 and beige texture—cut from each:
... 3 strips 2" x width of fabric (WOF)
Gold texture #2
... 56 squares 3 1/8" x 3 1/8"
Navy texture
... *4 strips 1 7/8" x WOF
... *4 strips 1 7/8" x 56", pieced from 6 WOF strips
... 36 squares 3 1/8" x 3 1/8", cut in half diagonally to make 72 half-square triangles
Cream solid
... 9 squares 5 3/4" x 5 3/4", cut in half diagonally twice to make 36 quarter-square triangles

... 36 squares 2 3/4" x 2 3/4"
... 56 squares 3 1/8" x 3 1/8"
... 4 rectangles 5" x 14 3/8"
Red texture

... *2 squares 15" x 15", cut in half diagonally twice to make 8 quarter-square triangles
... 4 squares 9 1/2" x 9 1/2"
... 2 squares 8" x 8", cut in half diagonally to make 4 half-square triangles
Red floral
... 2 strips 6 1/2" x 56", cut on lengthwise grain
... 2 strips 6 1/2" x 68", cut on lengthwise grain
*Cut first.

Step 1. Referring to Diagram I-A, sew gold #1 texture 2" x WOF strips to sides of beige 2" x WOF strip. Make 1. Press in direction of arrows. Cut 14 segments 2" wide. In same manner, make strip set using 2 beige and 1 gold #1 texture 2" x WOF strips (see Diagram I-B). Press. Cut 13 segments 2" wide.


Diagram I-A

Diagram I-B

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