Hey guys! Welcome to Week 5 of our Feathered Star Quilt Along. For my USA crew, I hope you had a wonderful Fourth of July! This week we’ll sew the Border Units. For those of you making the alternate layout, you get to skip this step! In this post I’ll share my tips and tricks for making those Border Units.
Before we get too far, I’d like to take a moment to thank last week’s sponsor Cotton Cuts. The winner of the Cotton Cuts Modern Maker Box is *drumroll please* … Angie @terryabk! Congrats Angie
This week’s prize sponsor is Doohikey Designs. Read below for more details!
How to follow along:
You have a few options to follow along:
- Sign up for the weekly Quilt Along emails by clicking the RSVP button below.
- Follow along on Instagram using the hashtag #BHQfeatheredstarQAL.
- Every week, on Wednesday, I’ll be posting a quilt along blog post on my website.
Schedule of Events
First, let’s check out the schedule again…
Week 1 – June 6: Introduction and Planning
Week 3 – June 20: Piece and Cut Strip Sets
Week 4 – June 27: Piece Blocks
(Mid QAL Break – Happy 4th of July!)
Week 5 – July 11: Piece Border Units (you are here!)
Week 6 – July 18: Assemble Quilt Tops
Week 7 – July 25: Quilting
Week 8 – August 1: Quilt Parade Link Up Party (Linky will close August 27th)
Closing Post – September 6
Piece Border Units
So, last week we made the blocks. You either made 13 blocks for the regular pattern or 9 blocks for the alternative layout. This week we’re piecing the border units. Remember to skip this step if you’re making the alternative layout. I’m going to walk you through my process and show you some real life pictures of my process.
Cutting
You’ll need to cut the corners off of one short side of each rectangle as instructed in the pattern. Here are some pictures of my process. I’m using a chalk pencil to mark the 3 1/4” from each corner.
Sewing
And here’s a few step by step pictures of the sewing part. Notice the purple background dog ears extending out past the back rectangle? I like to use those dog ears to help me line up the triangles. Each triangle should also align with the bottom of the rectangle.
Make sure the press all the seams for the border units to the right. This will help with seam nesting in next week’s step – quilt top assembly. You’ll make 20 of these guys and then…
Then you’ll sew 16 together into pairs to make 8 of these border units shown above.
This week’s sponsor
This week, Doohikey Designs is offering binding baby/flower spindle combo giveaway to one lucky participant. These pretty and functional, sweet little doohickeys are a fun addition to anyone’s sewing studio. I gifted a set to my mother for a Christmas present. It was a really fun gift to give. I’m so pleased to welcome Doohikey Designs as one of our sponsors. Yah!
How to participate
We’re going to be doing most of our interaction on Instagram. To enter, post a pic of your cutting process this week on Instagram with the #bhqFeatheredStarQAL. I’ll choose a winner at random next Tuesday!
Fine print: To be eligible you’ll need a public Instagram account so we can see your entry.
You guys are doing great! But, if you have a question or need help, the quickest way to get an answer from me is to post in my Facebook group “Quilting with Bryan House Quilts“.
Next Week
After this week, we’ve got all of our pieces made! Woo hoo! Next week, we’ll start assembling our quilt tops. Until then!
Yeah! Thank you!! Can’t wait!