Create a simple block that transforms itself into twinkling stars and lanterns, while also using up your scrap strips and strings. The name of the pattern originates from the early 1900s; its a great design for using up lots of bits of fabric left over from other projects.
You might use one fabric for the star outlines and the border, as this will help to unify all of the other scraps. Or you can create a fun and truly scrappy quilt by not worrying about this and just using scraps!
Carolyn Forster is a best-selling author on quilting. She started making quilts when she was a teenager and went on to study Textiles at the University of Bath. Since graduating, Carolyn has taught patchwork and quilting both in the UK and the USA and has had her quilts featured in a number of books and magazines, including Fabrications, Popular Patchwork and Patchwork and Quilting. Carolyn lives in Tunbridge Wells, UK with her husband and son.
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