Celestial Star SAL - Month 10 - Corners October 01 2018

 

October......Delicious Autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird, I would fly about the earth seeking successive Autumns. I guess I'm a Winter girl. My stitching and creativity even improve when the weather is in my favor, go figure.

I've completed another In The Rounds, a pattern by Helen Stubbings of Hugs N Kisses. The Art Gallery Decadence fabric by Katerina Roccella is so beautiful to work with. Some of the prints are very exact fussy cuts. But the large floral and the off white, although fussy cut, were not exact cuts. Those types of prints are approached with a more artistic eye. 

THIS MONTH'S TIPS

• Be sure to leave in any papers touching the outside edges of each constructed Color Burst. The papers in the center of each piece, if removed now, will make it easier for you to sew everything together, as we are fast approaching that moment in time. Because I hand baste, I was able to save nearly all of my papers, with the exception of the wings. I just press them out, sort them by shape, and they are ready to be used again. 
• If you are not keeping up with the monthly sew along, you might want to print each month's directions. This will be especially helpful if you don't have the opportunity to finish in the near future. 

Now that you have your nine Color Bursts finished or are in progress, it's time for the four corners of the quilt, each of which are identical. They are each also one fourth of a whole Color Burst, with an overlapping kite.  

DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR MONTH 10 - Corners 

 

The exact placement for cutting each motif WITH SEAM ALLOWANCE INCLUDED is outlined below. Be careful when cutting. CUT ONLY AROUND THE DESIGNATED MOTIF.

Placements have often been selected for you to match motifs, often on both sides of the piece. When cutting and basting fabrics to papers, PAY ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING: 

(1) The Center is one-fourth of an Octagon and is cut from the Red Medallion fabric. Notice how the four tiny petals of the blue flowers are the center point of the cut. And that the brown plume is slightly cut off. Cut four identical pieces, one for each corner.

IMPORTANT NOTE: CUTTING LINE HAS BEEN MARKED WITH MARKER AND FOLD LINE HAS BEEN DRAWN IN PENCIL, TO ILLUSTRATE THE POINT. DO NOT USE MARKER FOR CUTTING LINE AND DO NOT MARK YOUR FOLD LINE. 

(2) The first set of Four-Pointed Stars are cut from the Red on Red fabric. Be sure to cut at the large red flower, cutting off four of its petals, in order to have a dark point to the adjacent paper piece. Cut a total of sixteen identical pieces, four for each corner. Sew only two together into a pair, leaving two separate for each corner.

IMPORTANT NOTE: CUTTING LINE HAS BEEN MARKED WITH MARKER AND FOLD LINE HAS BEEN DRAWN IN PENCIL, TO ILLUSTRATE THE POINT. DO NOT USE MARKER FOR CUTTING LINE AND DO NOT MARK YOUR FOLD LINE.

(3) The Custom Jewel is cut from the Circle Peacock fabric. Notice the two points around the circle, one facing the point of the paper piece. Cut a total of eight, two for each corner.

IMPORTANT NOTE: CUTTING LINE HAS BEEN MARKED WITH MARKER AND FOLD LINE HAS BEEN DRAWN IN PENCIL. DO NOT USE MARKER FOR CUTTING LINE AND DO NOT MARK YOUR FOLD LINE.

 

(4) The second set of Four-Pointed Stars are cut from the Twin Peacock fabric. Notice how I have placed a green "eye" at one side of the piece, half being cut with the "eye" facing one direction, and the other half a mirror image. Cut a total of sixteen, eight mirror image of the other eight. Four are used for each corner. Sew only two together into a pair for each corner, "eyes" facing together. This leaves two separate for each corner, "eye" facing out. If you look closely, one of my outside"eyes" are facing the incorrect direction. How did I manage that? Duh! 

IMPORTANT NOTE: CUTTING LINE HAS BEEN MARKED WITH MARKER AND FOLD LINE HAS BEEN DRAWN IN PENCIL. DO NOT USE MARKER FOR CUTTING LINE AND DO NOT MARK YOUR FOLD LINE.

(5) The Kite is cut from the Red Medallion fabric. Notice the open red space above the brown plume. Cut twelve, three for each corner. Half of each of the two outside kites will hang over the edge. This half will disappear into the seamline when stitched to the border. 

IMPORTANT NOTE: CUTTING LINE HAS BEEN MARKED WITH MARKER AND FOLD LINE HAS BEEN DRAWN IN PENCIL, TO ILLUSTRATE THE POINT. DO NOT USE MARKER FOR CUTTING LINE AND DO NOT MARK YOUR FOLD LINE. 

(6) Don't forget those striped wings. Two sets for each corner.

Remember to post your progress on Instagram and Facebook using #CelestialStarSAL. Please post!  We love to see your progress and you can even win some prizes!

Next month, November, we start the Starbursts. These are fun and each one goes together quickly. You will have the opportunity to select fussy cuts on your own with these, but we will show you pictures of each of mine.