August 16, 1934

Detroit News Quilt History Project; Michigan State University Museum; Susan Salser; Harriet Clarke

Detroit, Michigan, United States

A leaflet for the Seven Stars quilt pattern.

From The Home Service Bureau Of
The Detroit News
Seven Stars Quilt Pattern.

By Edith B. Crumb.

Stars never fail to be fascinating to the true quilt-maker, for she knows that this type of design enhances the room which it adorns and, that isn't all, she likes to put stars together. There is a precision about it that is satisfying to the most particular needleworker and yet it is not too difficult for the beginner.

And here is a quilt, every block of which contains seven stars and every block a large octagon. While it may appear difficult at first, if you will study the design you will see that is should prove no stumbling block whatever.

Try Turkey Red.
If you want to be old-fashioned make your quilt of turkey red, bright yellow and emerald green. Three points of the stars may be red, three yellow and the band around the outside green.

Or if you wish a more dainty quilt, you will find that rose, blue and white; green, lavender and yellow or green and rose would be effective. Let the room in which you wish to use this quilt determine the color scheme for it.

You will need approximately 36 of the large blocks, making the quilt eight rows of these octagons, each four and one-half octagons wide. This will make your quilt about 72 inches wide by 92 inches. When you start to put the quilt together you will see that at the beginning of the first row there will be half a hexagon, at the end of the second, then at the beginning of the third, etc. This will make straight edges along the sides. The ends will show irregular spaces to be filled in with any of the materials one wishes to repeat.

Diamond Cutting.
In cutting the diamond, you will note that it says 42 print. Cut 21 of these on one color and 21 of the other, the octagons being white and the one marked "12 plain" may be white or the third color you may wish to bring out in the quilt.

To make the quilt of two colors and white you will require approximately four yards of white and two of each of the other colors. If you wish to make it of three colors and white, you should find the following amounts sufficient: white, for octagons, 2 yards, materal for 12 plain pieces, 2 yards, and two of each of the other colors for the stars.

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1331-8-16-34

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