Reach for the stars with Star Struck Quilts: Dazzling Diamonds & Traditional Blocks by quilt designer and teacher Barbara Cline. This skill-building guide takes you from the classic Lone Star block through 9 wall-hanging projects arranged in order of difficulty, with each new quilt introducing fresh challenges and techniques to expand your quilting repertoire.
Barbara explains the basics of layout and diamond piecing with practical tips that save time and sidestep common pitfalls. She also shows how the featured star block patterns can be transformed into 27 different quilts — giving you a lifetime of inspiration from a single book. Woven throughout are the values of fine workmanship drawn from her Mennonite community tradition.
Key Features:
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Projects — 9 wall-hanging quilts arranged by difficulty
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Versatility — Featured blocks can be transformed into 27 different quilts
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Techniques — Diamond piecing, Lone Star layout, mix-and-match star blocks
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Skill Building — Step-by-step instructions that grow with you
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Author — Barbara Cline