Make A Statement With Your Next Carpenters Star

Add This Eye Catching Border With Half Triangles.

This Carpenters Star is much simpler than it looks. Take the simple beauty of the Carpenter Star, add a fun border and it becomes a real show stopper.

 

 

Mary from Mary Quilts suggests, to create the impression that the quilt is pieced from diamonds – fabric placement is key.

Instead of focusing on repetition, center your attention on other elements like color, a fantastic way to modernize a traditional pattern. Half rectangles come together to form diamonds for the star. Clean lines, simple design. For a scrappy look, use different fabrics for the star’s points. Quilt feathers tie the star together, a half triangle border provides the frame.

Clean out your warm-colored solids and prints with this fantastic scrap-busting pattern. You will need at least 5 colors of fabric and a few additional prints from scraps for the star and border, plus some white and cream for the background fabric. The finished quilt size is approximately 56 x 68.