I'm
back to stitching together remnants, this time dark and medium prints
on a creamy muslin background. I used five different dies to recreate
this beauty.
Granny
Rose made several of these quilts with random scraps of old clothes,
flour sacks, and curtains. The vintage block is called double star,
and a more recent version is whirlygig pinwheel*. It's relatively easy
to sew, with a partial seam for that center square.
I
quilted with a medium tan thread, sewing diagonally and straight to
accentuate motion in the block. Backing is a white on natural print.
Whirling Stars is 45” square.
I designed the 10" block in EQ8, did all the piecing on Annie (Singer Featherweight 221), and quilted on Janelle (Janome 9400).
Accuquilt
dies used:
55031
Half Square Triangle 4” finished
55047
Quarter Square Triangle 4” finished
55159
Rectangle 2” x 4” finished
55059
Square 2½” multiple
55017
Strip 2½”
*Blue Wren has two dies for Whirlygig Pinwheel: 6220 & 6558
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