![]() The next day I made one significant change: I started bigger. I jumped on Pinterest and YouTube and read or watched a dozen different tutorials, all with slightly different but similar methods. ![]() I tried ripping seams and re-sewing the points where I thought I went wrong and that just yielded another crooked, lumpy mess.Īfter staring at it for a few minutes, I decided it was time to call it a day and try again later, but not before studying some more. One minute I was confident I had it, the next I was staring at a crooked, bumpy mess. It has such a clean look that I just couldn’t say no to it. But this is what made me fall in love with it. Because its shape cannot be divided into HST, you end up with Y-Seams. And this is what makes the LeMoyne star special - and hard to create. This is because the LeMoyne star uses diamonds for each of its points, whereas other 8-Point stars are constructed from Half-Square Triangles. In the LeMoyne Star, all interior seam lengths are the same, whereas in the 8-point star these seam lengths are different. The proportions of each point are different because they use different shapes used in each star. However, their construction is different. They all have 8 points, and they have triangles and squares as setting pieces. The confusion came from seeing the regular 8-Point star, sometimes called the Sawtooth block, and the LeMoyne Star, and the Lonestar block all confused together.Īnd it makes sense, for they have some similarities. Though to be fair, it also led to some confusion. The LeMoyne star is a special block that captures my heart the first time I saw it. They say go big or go home, right? I should’ve known better than to jump into one of the hardest blocks out there first but I couldn’t help myself. ![]() I’ve drafted up a list of all the classic blocks that speak to me, and I’ll be learning as much as I can about each one and creating a mini quilt for each to grow as a quilter and develop new skills.įirst up in this series is the LeMoyne Star! That’s why I’ve decided to start a Classic Quilt Blocks series. Each is unique and have so much to teach and give. ![]() They are beautiful blocks that have stood the test of time for a reason. However, when I’m drawing inspiration, I keep finding myself looking back at some of quilting’s classic blocks. Clean lines, beautiful bright colors, not a lot of fuss. The more I quilt, the more I realize I gravitate towards modern quilting. As a relatively new quilter, I’m always trying to soak in knowledge and find my style. ![]()
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