Jacobean Instructions

Jacobean Stars
by Mabeth Oxenreider
featuring Jacobean Rhapsody by Patricia B.Campbell
Approximate Quilt Size: 45" square • Finished Block Size 103⁄4" square
Yardage Requirements and Cutting Instructions
Block Background: 1/2 yard of PCAM–C8498 Olive
• Cut eighteen 33⁄8" squares. Cut each square across both
diagonals to make four of Triangle C. You will have a total
of seventy-two Triangles C.
• Cut thirty-six 3" squares. Cut each square once on the
diagonal to make two of Triangle D. You will have a total
of seventy-two Triangles D.
Dark 9-Pa tch Squares and Bl ock Squares: 1/2 ya rd of
PCAM–C8498 Purple.
• Cut four 2" x width of fabric (WOF) strips. Cut the strips
into eighty-one 2" squares.
Light 9-Patch Squares: 1/4 yard of PCAM–C8495 Turquoise.
• Cut two 2" x WOF strips. Cut the strips into thirty-six 2"
squares.
Corner Point Strip: 1/2 yard of PCAM–C8497 Multi
• Cut thirty-six of Template A. Make sure the fabric stripe
runs across the width of the template.
Star Point strip: 1/3 yard of PCAM–C8497 Magenta.
• Cut thirty-six of Template B and thirty-six of Template B
reversed. Make sure the fabric stripe runs with the length
of the template.
Outer Border and Backing: 4 yards of PCAM–C8496 Purple
• Me asure and mark a line 1/4" inside the innermost green
stripe of the border. (Refer to stripe photo, below.) Cut off
border along this line.Measure 63⁄8" out from your first cut
line and trim stripe. Repeat with second border. Cut these
strips into four 72" strips for the Outer Border. Piece the
remaining fabric into a 49" square for the backing.
Binding: 1/2 yard PCAM–C8500 Multi
• Cut enough 21⁄4" wide bias strips to piece together into
one 21⁄4" x 225" strip for the binding. Use 45° seams to join
the strips.
Piping (Optional): 1/2 yard of PCAM–C8495 Gold
• Cut 11⁄4" wide bias strips. Piece them together with 45°
seams for the piping. You will need 5 yards.
5 yards Cording for Piping (Optional)
63⁄8"
Quilt Assembly
Nine-Patch Units
1) To make the top row of the 9-Patch unit, sew two 2"
Dark 9-Patch squares together with one 2" Light 9-patch
square, alternating the c o l o rs. Repeat to make the bottom
row of the 9-Patch unit. (fig. 1)
2) To make the middle row of the
9 - p a t ch unit, s ew two 2" Light
9 -Patch squares together with one
2" Dark 9-patch square, alternating
Fig. 1
the colors. (fig. 2) Sew the rows
together to make a 9-Patch unit.
(fig. 3)
3) Repeat Steps 1 and 2 to make
nine 9-Patch units.
Fig. 2
Star Points
4) Sew a short side of one background Triangle D to the angled
end of each Star Point piece and
each reversed Star Point Piece.You
will have thirty-six Star Point units
and thirty-six Reversed Star Point
units. (fig. 4)
Fig. 3
Corner Units
5) Sew one Star Point unit to the the
right side of a Template A piece.(fig.5)
6) Sew one Star Point Reversed unit
D
D
to the Left Side of the piece from
Step 5.(fig.6) Make thirty-six Corner
units.
Triangle Units
7) To make the Triangle Units, sew
the short sides of two Background
STAR
REVERSED
Triangles C to one 2" Block square.
POINT STAR POINT
(fig. 7) Make thirty-six Triangle
units.
Fig. 4
Assemble the Block
8) Fo l l ow the
block layout to
assemble a block.
(fig. 8) Make nine
Blocks.
A s s e m ble
the
Quilt Center
9) Sew the nine
blocks into three
rows of three
Fig. 6
Fig. 5
blocks. Sew the three rows
together to make the quilt top.
Optional Piping
10) Wrong sides toge t h e r, fold
the 114⁄ " Gold strip in half lengthC
C
wise with the cording inside.
Using the zipper foot of your
Fig. 7
machine, keep pushing the cording into the fold of the fabric and
stitch through both fabric layers along the edge of the cording.
11) Starting in the middle of one side of the quilt, pin the piping
to the edge of the quilt. The raw-edged lip of the piping should
line up with the outer edges of the quilt and the seamline of the
piping should be 1/4" inside the outer edge of the quilt.When you
get to a corner, clip the seam allowance just up to the piping seam
and turn the corner. Continue pinning the piping completely
around the quilt. Overlap the piping ends and mark where the
ends meet.Trim off the excess piping, leaving about 1/2" extra on
each end. Pull back the fabric to expose the inner cording and
trim the cording so that the ends meet. Pull the fabric back to
cover the cording and fold it under the piping. Baste the piping in
place.
Borders
12) Center one 63⁄8" x 72" Outer Border on one side of the quilt
top. (Refer to detail of stripe at right for centering instructions.)
Stitch the border to the quilt top s t a rting and stopping the
stitching 1/4" from both ends. Press this seam toward the center
of the quilt. Do not trim the extra fabric from the ends of the border strip. (Note: If you are using the optional piping, use your zipper foot to attach the border strips. This will allow you to sew
directly over the piping seamline, 1/4" from the edge of the quilt.)
13) Repeat Step 12 with the remaining three Outer Borders,m a king
sure to stop and start 1/4" away from each end of the quilt top.
14) To miter the borders, fold one corner of the quilt right sides
together on a 45º angle so that the border strips are directly on
top of one another and the seams nest together. Place your rotary
ruler on the fold of the quilt so that the long edge is against the
fold and the 45º line is on the side seam. Draw a line from the corner of the quilt top to the outside edge of the border. (fig. 9, on
back page) Pin the borders together.
15) Position your needle on the inside corner where the border
meets the quilt. Stitch directly on the line you have drawn to the
outside edge of the border.
Aligning the Borders
Find the center of one side of the
quilt. Lay a border strip on the side of
the quilt and slide the strip up or
down as needed to align the center
motif marked with a dotted line,
above, with the center of the quilt.
16) Trim the excess fabric leaving a 1/4" seam allowance. Press.
Repeat the process for the remaining three corners of the
quilt.
17) Layer, quilt and bind as desired.
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Fig. 8
a) Place the 45° line of your ruler
on the side seam.
b) Draw a line from
here to here.
c) Pin the borders together and
stitch on the drawn line indicated by
the red dotted line. Trim the excess
leaving a 1/4" seam allowance.
Mitered Corner directions and diagram courtesy of
Karen Montgomery of The Quilt Company
www.thequiltcompany.com
Mitered Corners
fig. 9
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