Assemble LeMoyne Star Blocks and Setting Units
1. Sew together two blue star print diamonds, without sewing into 1/4" seam allowance, to make an angled unit. Finger-press seam open. Referring to Diagram 7, set a red-and-cream print triangle into angled unit to make a star point unit; the red-and-cream print triangle will extend slightly beyond edges of star point unit. Press seams toward red-and-cream print triangle. Repeat to make 24 star point units total.
2. Referring to Diagram 8 and without sewing into 1/4" seam allowance, join two star point units. Set a red-and-cream print 3-1/2" square into corner between star point units to make a star half; the red-and-cream print square will extend slightly beyond edges of star half. Press seams toward red-and-cream print square. Repeat to make 12 star halves total.
3. Sew together two star halves without sewing into 1/4" seam allowance. Press seam open. Set red-and-cream print 3-1/2" squares into open corners (Diagram 9) to make a LeMoyne Star block. Press seams toward red-and-cream print squares. The block should be 10-1/2" square including seam allowances. (The star should “float” slightly within red-and-cream print pieces.) Repeat to make four LeMoyne Star blocks total.
4. Sew red-and-cream print triangles to opposite edges of a star half to make a LeMoyne Star setting unit (Diagram 10). Press seams toward red-and-cream print triangles. Repeat to make four LeMoyne Star setting units total.
Continued on Page 5: Assemble Quilt Center
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