Quilt

Chevron
STAR Rings
by Marjorie Rhine
I
Chevron Star Rings, 58½" x 73½", by Marjorie Rhine
enjoy creating new designs from traditional favorites. My most recent
series is based on the Double Wedding Ring block—but without the
curves. Changing the piecing and substituting straight-line seams in strategic locations give the resulting quilt the look of curved piecing without the challenge of
curved seams.
For more detailed information on making quilts, see the AQS Quiltmaking
Essentials & Tested Tips at www.AmericanQuilter.com.
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Cutting 45˚ diamonds
FABRIC & CUTTING REQUIREMENTS
For the B patches, cut 11 strips
1½" x 40". Line up the 45º line on the
rotary ruler with the bottom edge of
a fabric strip. Trim away the strip end
(fig. 1) and discard.
Quilt size: 58¹⁄₂" x 73¹⁄₂"
Finished block size: 7¹⁄₂" x 7¹⁄₂
1½" strip
45˚
line
Fig. 1
Rotate the strip 180˚. Place the 45º
line on the ruler along the strip edge
to ensure that cuts are made at the correct angle and then cut 1½" wide diamonds from the strip (fig.2). Cut 192 B
patches.
Skill level: Intermediate
• Requirements are based on 40" fabric width.
• Cut strips from selvage to selvage unless
otherwise noted.
Dark green – 1⁷⁄₈ yards
• strips for strip-sets, 12 strips 2" x 40"
• strips for strip-sets, 12 strips 1³⁄₄" x 40"
• strips for border #1, 6 strips 2¹⁄₄" x 40"
Light print – 1¹⁄₂ yards
• 96 A, 192 B
Gold – ³⁄₄ yard
• strips for strip-sets, 12 strips 1³⁄₄" x 40"
Rust – 2¹⁄₈ yards
• border #2 sides, 2 strips 5¹⁄₂" x 66"*
• border #2 top and bottom, 2 strips 5¹⁄₂" x 61"*
• strips for strip-sets, 12 strips 1³⁄₄" x 40"*
Golden orange –
³⁄₄ yard
• strips for strip-sets, 12 strips 1³⁄₄" x 40"
Dark brown – ³⁄₄ yard
• strips for strip-sets, 12 strips 1³⁄₄" x 40"
Binding – ⁵⁄₈ yard
• 8 strips 2¹⁄₄" x 40" for 274" of continuous binding
Backing – 4⁷⁄₈ yards
• 2 panels 34" x 82"
Batting
• 67" x 82"
* Cut these border strips parallel to the selvages. Then cut strips for the strip-sets parallel to the
selvages. Finally, cut any remaining needed strips perpendicular to the selvages. An extra 2" has been
added to the length to allow for adjustments.
SUPPLIES: Small- to medium-size square rotary ruler, fabric marking pencil or pen
45˚ line
1½"
line
ROTARY CUTTING
A
B
Tip: You can use this process to cut any
45º diamond. Just remember that the width of
the cut diamond equals the width of the strip.
– see “Cutting 45° diamonds”
4⁷⁄₈" x 4⁷⁄₈"
1¾"
Press
Preparing the strip-sets and
cutting strip segments
Sew strips together in the order
shown in figure 3 to make a strip-set
X. Offset each strip 1½" from the previous strip before sewing. Press the
seam allowances as directed by the
arrow, pressing after each strip addition. Make 6 strip-sets X
Sew the remaining 40" strips
together in the order shown in figure 4
to make 6 strip-sets Y. Offset each strip
1½" from previous strip before sewing.
Press seam allowances as you go.
B
A
Fig. 2
Rotary dimensions include seam allowances.
1¾"
Align the 45˚ line on the rotary ruler
with the bottom edge of strip-set X and
trim away the staggered end (fig. 5).
1¾"
1¾"
Strip-set X
make 6 2"
1¾"
Strip-set X
Fig. 3
1¾"
1¾"
Press
1¾"
2" Dark Green
1¾"
Strip-set Y
make 6
Fig. 4
45˚ line
1¾"
2"
Fig. 5
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Rotate the strip-set 180˚. Align the 45˚ line with a seam
line in the strip-set and then cut a 3" segment (fig. 6). Cut a
total of 48 X segments (fig. 7).
1½"
line
3" line
2" Dark Green
1½"
line
Fig. 10
45˚ line
Fig. 6
B
2"
Dark Green
Fig. 11
Position a B patch right-side down at each corner of each
X-Y unit and pin in place. Stitch on the marked lines (fig. 12).
Fig. 7
B
B
B
B
Cut 48
Following the same procedure and reversing the direction of the ruler, cut a total of 48 Y segments from the Y
strip-sets (fig. 8).
Strip-set Y
Fig. 12
Trim each corner ¼" from the stitching and press the
seam allowances toward B (fig. 13).
2" Dark Green
Fig. 13
Fig. 8
Center an A patch on each long edge of the X-Y units
and stitch. Press the seam allowances toward the triangles
(fig. 14). Make 48 blocks (fig. 15).
Cut 48
Piecing the blocks
Sew each X segment to a Y segment, matching seams
carefully (fig. 9). The narrower green patches must be at the
point of the unit. Press the seam allowances open. Make 48.
A
Y
X
Fig. 9
A
X-Y Unit – make 48
Align the 45˚ line on the square rotary ruler with the long
center seam of each X-Y unit. Adjust the ruler so the adjacent
1½" lines on the ruler are at the point where the green seams
intersect at the end of the unit as shown (fig. 10). Trim away
the points and discard.
Using the marking pencil or pen, draw a line from tip to
tip on the wrong side of each B patch (fig. 11).
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Fig. 15
Block – Make 48
Assembling the quilt
Quilting and finishing
Arrange the blocks in 8 horizontal rows of 6 blocks
each. Sew the blocks together in rows as shown in the quilt
assembly diagram. Press the seam allowances in adjacent rows
in opposite directions.
Sew the rows together. Press the seam allowances in one
direction.
Layer the backing, batting, and quilt top. Baste the layers
together.
I used an allover paisley-style quilting pattern. Another
quilting design option is shown in Fig. 16.
Sew the binding strips together to make 274" of continuous binding. Finish the edges of your quilt with double-fold
binding.
Adding the borders
Using bias seams, sew the 2¼" dark green strips together
to make one long strip.
Press the quilt top well. Measure the vertical length of
the quilt through the center and cut 2 dark green strips this
measurement for border #1. Sew the borders to the long sides
of the quilt. Press the seam allowances away from the quilt
center. Measure the width of the quilt through the center,
including the side borders you just added. Cut 2 dark green
strips this length and sew them to the top and bottom of the
quilt. Press the seam allowances away from the quilt center.
Add the border #2 strips, measuring and trimming as you
did before.
Fig. 16
Alternate coloration
Quilt assembly
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