Show 1112 Edyta Sitar

[Susan B.]

Help! I get how Edyta cut her diamonds for the star, but then, how do we correlate the size of the squares to the size of the diamonds? Christine Barnes has an 8-point star for the first lesson in the color classroom. She gives the size of the corner squares & size of the square for the HST's, but her strip would have to be 1 3/4", right? Is there a formula?

[Susan B.]

The sides of the square are the same length as the sides of the diamond.
The 2 short sides of the triangle are the same length as the sides of the diamond & the sides of the square, and you would do better using a 1/4 square triangle so that you had straight grain on the outside.

Does this help?

[Rita C.]

Having spent all of yesterday evening trying to put this together for Christine Barnes lesson and having just watched Edyta's show I thought it would be easy peasy. But it was not. Thanks for the maths Rosemary. it took a few reads before I understood it. Maths reads as blah blah blah to me first time around. :lol: Having cut out enough fabric to do two stars for Christine's class last night I now find I will have to start again. :roll: Thank goodness it's a new day everyday. :roll: :lol:

P. S. I just looked at the comments on lesson 1 of Christine's class and she says that we are meant to make mock-ups on the printout template and not actual stars. That explains why she didn't give the measurement of the diamond. :idea:

[Margo C.]

I think that if you trace Christine's pattern onto a fusible like Steam a Seam 2 that is sticky until you heat set it, you can just cut the fusible apart and fuse each segment onto the fabric of your choice, trim the fabric to match the fusible and arrange the pieces on the pattern then fuse it all to the paper pattern. I don't think she meant this to be a sewing project at all.

[Margo C.]

If you want a really easy way out go to Linda Franz's Inklingo site - her freebie is a 4.5" eight point star with setting corners & triangles. You just print it onto the back of your fabric cut & sew - lovely. If you want them larger you could always change the scale of your printer, but you will get larger seam allowances as well.

[Margo C.]

Here is a link to the free Inklingo pattern: http://lindafranz.com/shop/inklingo-...-free-shapes/7

[Nancy R.]

Be careful using Christine Barnes' block with Edyta's method. Edyta uses true diamonds in her block while Christine uses distorted diamonds like you would get if you used half-square triangles to make the blocks. So these are different blocks.

Nancy

[E.M. T.]

I'm glad I held off on this....wish it had been more clear :| !

[Rita C.]

Thanks Nancy, that's explains it! Back to the drawing board (the cutting board actually. :lol: )

[Susan B.]

I'd just thankful I'm not the ONLY one who found this confusing! I figure Edyta explains this thoroughly in her book, but I'm not buying presents for myself at this time of year. I looked at Fons and Porter's explanation (which has a formula) and it looked like a foreign language. I like the Steam-a-Steam solution best :-) Thanks everyone.

[Margo C.]

If you are looking for a quick way to do the exercises in Christine's color class, I've posted a brief tutorial of how I did mine:

http://forum/the-classrooms-discussi...th-color-class

[Annis C.]

Edyta's star is based on a Le Moyne Star using a 24 x 24 grid. Christine's star is based on a Grid Based Star using a 4 x 4 grid. There is a formula for the Le Moyne Star. I will simplify it here. If you want more information check out my website http://www.amc-quilts.com, Graph Paper - Instructions/Tutorials - 8-Pointed Star Tutorial (for the Le Moyne based star). On a 24 x 24 grid the star points cover 5 grids, the long side of the quarter-square triangles cover 10 grids and the corner squares cover 7 grids. Those are the magic numbers. The best sizes for these are multiples of 3". Other sizes will give dimensions that will need to be rounded up or down. For example: 12" finished block. Divide 12 by 24 to get the grid size which is .5 or 1/2". Multiply .5 by 5 to get the finished width of the star points which is 2.5 or 2-1/2". Add 1/2" for seam allowances to get the width of the strip to cut which is 3". For the quarter square triangles multiply .5 by 10 to get the long side which is 5". Add 1-1/4" for seam allowances to get the size square to cut which is 6-1/4". Cut this square diagonally in both directions to get 4 quarter square triangles. For the corner square multiply .5 by 7 to get 3.5 or 3-1/2". Add 1/2" for seam allowances to get the size square to cut which is 4". Thanks to EQ, Jinny Beyer, and Marsha McCloskey for all of this information.

And I just noticed the pictures are reversed for my 8-Pointed Star and Pineapple tutorials. I will get that fixed soon.

[Rita C.]

Formula or no formula I still can't set in my squares right. I have the triangles done and they are fine and everything is lying flat (okay well almost flat :wink: ) but every time I try to set in the squares I end up with a pleat between two star points. What the heck am I doing wrong. I am being so careful with my 1/4" (in fact I have drawn 1/4" lines on the back of my squares to help me.) I stitch to the point where I have carefully placed the pin, flip it over and carefully stitch from the pin point to the outside edge, but I just can't get it right. I have been trying this on and off all day. I am about to throw in the towel. :roll: :x :cry: :shock:

[Margo C.]

Rita, review Alex's 8 classroom tutes for the LeMoyne star and watch how she lines up that corner. Maybe that will help.

learn/classrooms/

Alex sews in a different order, but she has great tips for making that corner. Pay attention to the DOT!! That is what Edyta is marking with her pin placement.

learn/classrooms/

[Annis C.]

Rita, they're definitely easier to draw than they are to sew. I've drawn dozens of them, but for sewing I add extra seams in the corner squares and triangles so I can paper piece, especially since I tend to make smaller block sizes. Some day I will do it the other way if I ever find the time. Don't give up. The more you practice the easier it will get.