We all know this quilt… when you set a bunch of 8-Pointed Stars together. But have you seen what happens when you set in the new 8-Pointed Star Quarter blocks from the EQ7 Block Library?
With one CTRL+click with the Set Block tool and one CTRL+click with the Symmetry tool, you get this neat design where you don’t have double squares where the stars meet. The stars share the square!
Here are some of the other blocks/quilts from that new style in the library. If you shorten the 8-pointed star’s diamonds, you get longer “sashes” in between instead of the squares.
Have fun with all these Eight-Pointed Star Quarters in the EQ7 1 Classic Pieced Block library:
EDIT – 02/09/11
Anneke from Rotterdam sent in this suggestion:
Edit the block to the EasyDraw worktable and add a diagonal line through the center square to make it easier to piece.
02-07-2011
12:38 pm
I never new what to do with the “eight pointed star quarters” – thanks so much for explaining!! So much easier than the usual way to piece eight pointed stars.♥
02-07-2011
2:01 pm
Aren’t they fun? This is how you’d do a Hunter’s Star block.
02-08-2011
12:55 pm
Thanks for this great article. I had not even noticed this new library, and now I see what to do with it. Thanks for such an educational blog.
02-09-2011
12:53 pm
Thanks Judy! We try!
02-08-2011
1:24 pm
Interesting, I never tried the semetry tool really. I knew it was there, but I just never used it. I did just test it out, so I will remember it when I want try it on the next quilt I work on. (I hope I remember anyway, LOL!)
Susan
02-09-2011
12:53 pm
The trick to the Symmetry tool is remembering to hold down CTRL.
02-08-2011
1:35 pm
That’s how these blocks are used. I ran across them while trying to experiment with your demo on skewed blocks on episode 313 of Quilting Arts. Thanks so much for all your lessons and tips.
02-09-2011
12:54 pm
Thanks Lydia. I love these blocks. They were a lot of fun to draw too.
02-08-2011
5:08 pm
It so happens that I wrote on my blog about a very similar discovery I made recently. In my block the square in between the stars consists of 2 triangles, making it even easier to piece. You can see what I mean in the pictures of EQ designs here: http://stofgenoeg.wordpress.com/2011/01/10/playing-with-inklingo-shapes/
02-09-2011
12:55 pm
Wow Anneke! Those are some great quilts. Thanks for sharing. I will let Penny know about your link.
04-19-2024
11:09 pm
I am looking for a Hunter’s Star