Woodcarver’s Star: This design was inspired by the Reclaimed West Fabric line Designed by Judy and Judel Niemeyer with Timeless Treasures and is designed for foundation paper piecing by Bradley and Judy Niemeyer. This instructions will teach you a new technique (developed in 2014) that expands on our traditional foundation paper piecing approach using strip-piecing to complete lone star units. To complete the stars, strips are sewn onto foundation paper to complete what we call a ‘Strip Set’. After the strip sets are completed, they are cut apart, rearranged, and resewn into a diamond star point. The technique evolved from seeing some common assembly approaches between the Summer Solstice and Bali Fever Backgrounds. Judy began experimenting with ways to speed up the creation of a lone star block with a strip to eliminate cutting, while also minimizing fabric waste. The Woodcarver’s Star is a Queen Version of the block used in Prismatic Star. It can be completed with 2-1/2” strips, and has been designed without Y-Seams. It incorporates the windmill block developed with the Reclaimed West fabric collection and it is Judy’s first Broken Star Quilt Design. Requiring just under 21 Yards of fabric, this Queen-Size quilt may be one of the most efficient Queen designs Quiltworx has ever published.
Size: 99″ x 99″
Pattern Includes: Instructions, Cover Sheet, Yardage Information, Foundation Papers
