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Copyright - Melanie Traylor - Southern Charm Quilts 1 #StarDanceQuilt #SouernCharmQuilts @SouernCharmQuilts Star Dance Quilt Melanie Traylor Foreground fabrics - 13 fat quarters Background low volume fabric - 9 fat quarters Backing fabric - 4 yards Batting - 66” square Binding fabric - 1/2 yard Optional half square triangle ruler - I will be using this one. 60x60” Quilt -Beginner quilt pattern -Fabric Calculations based on 42” wide fabric -Strip = width of fabric or 42“ -Read through pattern before beginning -1/4” seam used throughout unless otherwise instructed Fabric Requirements Cuing Instructions To increase variety and help you make the most of each fat quarter I’ve created cutting diagrams. After you cut all your fat quarters, separate the squares into stacks of A, B, and C (this is labeled on the diagrams below). This will make them easier to grab as we make our blocks (your A stacks will have two different stacks as there are two different size squares). 1. From 12 foreground fat quarters - Cut (2) 5” strips + (1) 4.5“ strip. Subcut the 5” strips into (4) 5” squares. Subcut the 4.5” strip into (2) 4.5” squares. See diagram on the below. Fabric A 4.5” Fabric A 4.5” Fabric A 5” Fabric A 5” Fabric A 5” Fabric A 5” Fabric C 5” Fabric C 5” Fabric C 5” Fabric C 5” long side of fat quarter This pattern contains hyperlinks. Click them for more details.
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Star Dance Quilt
Melanie Traylor
Foreground fabrics - 13 fat quartersBackground low volume fabric - 9 fat quartersBacking fabric - 4 yardsBatting - 66” squareBinding fabric - 1/2 yardOptional half square triangle ruler - I will be usingthis one.
60x60” Quilt-Beginner quilt pattern
-Fabric Calculations based on 42” wide fabric
-Strip = width of fabric or 42“-Read through pattern before beginning-1/4” seam used throughout unless otherwise instructed
Fabric Requirements
Cu�ing InstructionsTo increase variety and help you make the most of each fat quarter I’ve created cutting diagrams.
After you cut all your fat quarters, separate the squares into stacks of A, B, and C (this is labeled on the diagrams below). This will make them easier to grab as we make our blocks (your A stacks will have two different stacks as there are two different size squares).
1. From 12 foreground fat quarters - Cut (2) 5” strips + (1) 4.5“ strip. Subcut the 5” strips into (4) 5” squares. Subcut the 4.5” strip into (2) 4.5” squares. See diagram on the below.
Fabric A4.5”
Fabric A4.5”
Fabric A5”
Fabric A5”
Fabric A5”
Fabric A5”
Fabric C5”
Fabric C5”
Fabric C5”
Fabric C5”
long side of fat quarter
This patterncontains
hyperlinks.Click them for
more details.
2. From 1 color/print fat quarter - Cut (1) 5” strip. Subcut into (4) 5” squares. Cut (1) 4.5” strip. Subcut into (1) 4.5” square. This will look like the diagram below.
3. From 8 background/low volume fat quarters - Cut (3) 5” strips. Subcut into (4) 5” squares. This will look like the diagram below.
Fabric A5”
Fabric A5”
Fabric C5”
Fabric C5”
Fabric A4.5”
long side of fat quarter
Fabric B 5”
Fabric B5”
Fabric B5”
Fabric B5”
Fabric B 5”
Fabric B5”
Fabric B5”
Fabric B5”
Fabric B 5”
Fabric B5”
Fabric B5”
Fabric B5”
long side of fat quarter
Fabric B 5”
Fabric B5”
Fabric B5”
Fabric B5”
long side of fat quarter
4. From 1 background/low volume fat quarters - Cut (1) 5” strips. Subcut into (4) 5” squares. This will look like the diagram below.
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A�embly - Measures 12.5”.- There are 25 blocks
For each block you will need:
A fabric - (1) 4.5” square (center) (2) 5” squaresB fabric - (4) 5” squares (background or low volume)C fabric - (2) 5” squares
A
B
CA
Half Square Triangles
Make 4
View a video tutorial of trimming half square triangles here.
Looking to skip the line drawing?View a video tutorial of
that technique here.
1. Draw a diagonal line on the back of low volume squares.2. Place a foreground square and background square rightsides together. Sew 1/4” on both sides of drawn line.
2. Cut directly on drawn line. Press seams open. Trim to 4.5”. There will be (2) HSTsper set.
Make 4
1. Lay out your squares as shown in the diagram to the right. Sew each row of squares together. Press seams in alternating directions.
2. Sew rows together. Press seams open.
3. Repeat for a total of 25 blocks.
A
B C
A
B C
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Quilt Layout1. Lay out blocks 5 across and 5 down.
2. Referring to the quilt top assembly diagram, sew each row together. Press seams in open or alternating directions.
3. Sew rows together. Press.
Finishing1. Make backing. The backing should be the same size as the batting. (see page 1).
2. Baste quilt using preferred method. For a wallbasting method, visit this page for a video tutorial.
3. Quilt as desired. For a video tutorials, visit this page.
4. Make binding and bind quilt. For a video tutorial,visit this page.
Other Quilt Sizes
Crib Quilt - 36x48” - needs 3 blocks across and for the length - 12 blocks total.
Large Throw - 60x72” - needs 5 blocks across and 6 for the length - 30 blocks total.
Twin - 72x84” - needs 6 blocks across and 7 for the length - 42 blocks total.
Queen - 84x96” - needs 7 blocks across and 8 for the length - 56 blocks total.
