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Fourth of July StarA JINNY BEYER STUDIO Mini-Pattern

Block finishes 18"In diagram, number indicates fabric and letter indicates patch.

1-F66--DD

1-C1-A

1-E

1-E

1-E

1-E

1-E

1-E

2-E

3-E

4-E2-E

3-E

4-E

55--BB

Left Strip-Set Unit

Right Strip-Set Unit

Yardage is provided below (small/large). Instructionsare provided for the small size with changes for the largesize indicated in parentheses (). You may wish to high-light quantities and measurements related to the sizequilt you are making on the pattern.

Please read the entire pattern through before begin-ning. It assumes general quiltmaking knowledge.All seam allowances are ¼". WOF = Width of Fabric.

Fabric Yardage/Cutting Instructions

Fabric 1 (Beige) (1¼/3 yards)E - Cut 15 (33) strips 1¼" x WOFF - Cut 4 (9)A - Cut 64 (144)C - Cut 16 (36)

Fabrics 2, 3, 4 (Light, Medium, Dark Red)(¼/½ yard each for light & dark; ¾/1 yard for med.)E - Cut 5 (11) strips 1¼" x WOF from each fabricInner Border - From Fabric 3 (medium), cut 5 (7)strips measuring 2¼" x WOF

Fabric 5 (Dark Blue) (1/11/3 yard)B - Cut 64 (144)Reserve remainder for binding.

Fabric 6 (Medium Blue) (¼/ 1/3 yard)D - Cut 16 (36)

Fabric 7 (Border Print) (2/2½ yards)See Step 4.

F

10¼"

D

2¾"

A

15/8"

C

3½"

B

2"

Small quilt (4 blocks, shown) finishes 55" x 55".Large quilt (9 blocks) finishes 73" x 73".

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Seam Allowance

Seam Allowance

Be sure to include ¼" seam allowance on both sides of theborder print strips.

Step 1: Cut the FabricsCut fabrics for the blocks and inner border as indicated on Page 1 in the order listed for each fabric. From the borderprint fabric, cut 4 pieces of the wide stripe and 4 pieces of the narrow stripe. Be sure to include a one-quarter inchseam allowance on each side of all the border print strips (see image below). These border strips and the inner borderstrips cut from Fabric 3 are trimmed to fit later.

Fourth of July StarThis block appears in Jinny Beyer’s book, A Quilter’s Album of Patchwork Patterns. The block was first published in 1931and is unnamed. It reminded us of fireworks and flags so we thought it was perfect for celebrating the Fourth of July.

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Left Strip Set (yields seven left units)

3 3/8"

Right Strip Set (yields seven right units)

From last strip, cut two (one) left and right units.

33/8"

Step 2: Make the Red & White Strip-Sets &Cut Into UnitsMake three (six) left strip-sets and two (five) right strip-sets as shown. The strips in each strip-set are off-set fromeach other ¾". Align the 45° angle on a rotary cuttingruler with the bottom strip and trim the ends of eachstrip-set. Maintaining the same ruler alignment, each unitwill be cut a scant 33/8" wide.

Small Quilt: You need 16 left and 16 right units. Fromtwo left strip-sets, cut seven left units each. From tworight strip-sets, cut seven right units each. From theremaining left strip-set, cut two left units and two rightunits.

Large Quilt: You need 36 left and 36 right units. Fromfive right strip-sets, cut seven right unitseach. From the remaining left strip-set,cut one left unit and one right unit.

Step 3: Make the Blocks & Assemble theQuiltMake four (nine) blocks, following the block assemblydiagram on Page 3. When the blocks are complete, sewthem together into two (three) rows of two (three)blocks. Sew the rows together.

Step 4: Add the Borders & BindReferring to the Adding Mitered Borders the Jinny BeyerWay sheet and following the instructions for Framing aSquare Quilt and Adding Multiple Borders, trim yourborder strips and add the borders to the quilt center.Bind using your favorite method or by followingAdding Binding the Jinny Beyer Way atwww.jinnybeyer.com/binding.

Make 2. Begin stitching ¼" from fabric edge (at dot).

Join units, beginning and ending stitching¼" from fabric edge (at dots).

©2010, Jinny Beyer

Designed by Jinny BeyerPattern Written by Elaine Kelly

Quilt Block AssemblyFor each block:

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Left Unit

Right Unit

Make 4.

4

6

Add triangle to two units.

7

Make 16Flying Geese units.

1

Make 4 Evening Star units.

2

5

Add triangles to complete block.

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Make 4. Begin and end stitching¼" from fabric edges (at dots).

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Diagram 1: Mark the miter.

45° LineCenterof quilt

Framing a Square Quilt1. Place a strip of the border print across the middle of the quilt, centering a motiffrom the border at the exact center of the quilt. (Because of minor differences inseam allowances taken and stretching that can occur on bias edges, oppositeedges of a quilt often measure slightly differently. Using a measurementtaken from the middle of the quilt will help keep the quilt from ruffling atthe edges.)

2. To mark the first miter, position a quilter’s ruler so the 45° angle runs along thebottom edge of the border print and the ruler touches the point where the topedge of the border print meets the edge of the quilt. (See arrow in Diagram 1.)Mark then cut the miter line. (Because the miter is cut right at the edge of thequilt, the seam allowance is already included.)

3. Use the mitered angle as a pattern for the other side of the strip as follows.Without disturbing the un-cut side of the strip, bring the mitered side of the bor-der strip to that side, folding the strip over itself, right sides together. Place the topedge of miter at the edge of the quilt, adjusting it a bit if necessary so that thedesign motifs on the top and bottom match exactly. Mark and cut this secondmiter. (Using the cut edge, rather than a ruler, as a guide ensures that the designmotifs will be an exact match.)

4. Using this first mitered strip as a guide, cut three more identical pieces, makingsure that the design on the border print is exactly the same on all four pieces.

5. As in Diagram 2, mark seam intersection dots on the short side of each of theborder strips (wrong side of the fabric). To find the spot, simply draw a short line1/4-inch inside the mitered edge and the shorter edge of the border strip. Markthe dot where the two lines intersect. Do the same for each corner of the quilt.

6. To sew the borders to the quilt, pin the mid-point of one of the border pieces tothe middle of one of the edges of the quilt. Next, match and pin the dots on eachside of your border with the dots on the quilt corners. Continue pinning the bor-der to the quilt, easing in any fullness. (The edge of the quilt is usually a littlewider than the center because of bias edges or seams.) Sew the border to the quilt,starting and stopping at the dots. Repeat for the remaining borders. Pin and sewthe mitered seams last, starting from the inside dot. When pinning the edgestogether, be sure to match the design elements on both pieces.

Diagram 3: Correctly cut and sewnborders will have designs that flowaround the corners.

Diagram 2: Cut three pieces identical to thefirst. Mark seam intersection dots on the quiltand the borders.

©2016, Jinny Beyer

Adding Mitered Borders the Jinny Beyer Way

Adding Borders the Jinny Beyer Way - 1

Jinny Beyer’s border prints are designed specifically with the quilter in mind. Each fabric has a wide and a narrow stripe whichcoordinate in both design and color. Both stripes have mirror-image motifs which are essential for perfectly mitered corners.In addition, the two different stripes in the border print are separated by at least a half-inch so that a 1/4" seam allowance isprovided for on both sides of the stripes. From selvedge to selvedge, there are always at least four repeats of each stripe acrossthe fabric so calculating the yardage needed to border a quilt is easy: you need the length of the longest side of the quilt plusan additional half-yard for a square quilt (2/3 yard for a rectangular one) to match design elements and allow for the miters atthe corners.

For a video demonstration of this bordering technique, visit:www.jinnybeyer.com/bordertips

Diagram 6: Applying multiple borders

Adding Borders the Jinny Beyer Way - 2

Applying Multiple BordersJinny often designs quilts to make full use of the border prints. First, she willframe the quilt with the narrow border stripe, then add a coordinating fabric asa second border. The quilt is finished off with the wide stripe from the border print.

Jinny personally measures and adds each border separately. However, when themiddle border is a fabric that doesn’t have to be matched at the corners, sherecommends the following method as being a little faster: Sew the middle bor-der to the first (the narrow border print stripe). Measure and cut this unit as asingle border in the steps above. (If the quilt is rectangular, sew the middle bor-der to the first after the first border has been pieced.) Measure, cut and sew thethird border separately after the first two borders have been completed andsewn to the quilt.

Binding the Quilt: When Jinny uses a border print to frame a quilt, she typicallysews the binding to the back of the quilt and turns it to the front. This allows her tocarefully hand-stitch the binding along a straight line printed on the border printfabric. For details, see www.jinnybeyer.com/binding.

Diagram 5: The long borders on rectangularquilts have center seams.

A

A

B

B

Br

Br

Diagram 4: Find and markthe center of the quilt on theborder strip.

Dashed line marks thecenter of the quilt

Cut the border printstrip ¼" beyond thecenter line

Align the edge of thestrip with the rawedge of the quilt top

B

Framing a Rectangular QuiltWith rectangles, you cannot always be assured that the designs will auto-matically match at the corners so you must take an extra step.

1. First, follow steps 1-3 in Framing a Square Quilt and cut two identicalstrips for the short ends of the quilt (A strips). The pieces for the other twosides of the quilt must be cut differently: for the corners on all pieces tomatch, there must be a seam in these long pieces at the exact center of the quilt.

2. Place one of the A pieces on top of a length of the border print stripe,matching the fabric designs. Cut one miter to match the miter on the A piece.Set the A piece aside. As in Diagram 4, lay the newly cut strip on top of the quiltthrough the center, aligning the mitered edge with the edge of the quilt.Mark the center of the quilt on the strip as shown. Move the strip from thequilt and cut it off ¼" beyond the center mark. Using this cut piece as a guide,cut one more identical piece (These are the B pieces).

You also need two pieces that are theexact mirror images of the B pieces (Br).Lay one of the B pieces right sidestogether on a strip of border print,matching the fabric design exactly. Cutthe miter and straight edge to match thetop piece. Using the newly cut piece as a guide, cutone more identical Br piece.

3. Sew the B/Br pieces together into pairs, and attach these borders to the quilt as inSteps 5 and 6 in Framing a Square Quilt. Sewing the borders to a rectangular quilt inthis manner assures that the corners will match. There will be a seam at the center ofthe long strips (Diagram 5), but the design at that center will mirror-image as well,allowing the design to flow around the quilt.