Quilt Shot Block #58d ~ Woven Friendship Star WIP for QOV

      On Quilt Shot Block #58c, I had gotten 16 blocks completed.  Did you figure out which block I decided to use in each corner to finish this Quilt of Valor quilt?
      I decided to use the Old Glory block. 

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     This was Quilt Shot Block #3, which I then turned into a  holiday pillow that I use to decorate my porch during Memorial & Labor day and Fourth of July.  This block was designed by Debby Kratovil and can be found in her Quilter's Block A Day Calendar. 
      I changed the measurements to make a 12 inch block.

           When I made the pillow, I sewed the pieces by row.  For some reason, I had a hard time getting everything to line up when doing rows all across.  I had better luck when I did the 2 sections as shown above.  Then I created the bottom and added it on.

        This quilt was a challenge for me.  Lining up seams are ok, but lining up angles are a different thing.

      I finally figured out I could roll back to match the angled seam lines.

Then as I held the seam, I placed a pin on the right side of the seam.

Then pinned the left of the seam.

Then the center.  I used the center pin to help me see this intersection as I was sewing and to make sure I sewed across this spot.  I was wishing for my open toe foot.

Sometimes I had to put the center pin in first by looking at the right side to make sure I had hit the intersection.

As you can see above, the technique worked real well.

I didn't have to rip any out as I was putting the rows together.

I decided to use the "Old Glory" block because of the mini friendship star it contained.

When I laid out the finished top, I realized I could have put a white center in the mini star, but I think I like the red block better.

This quilt top is 48x60 inches and the QOV minimum requirement is 55x65.

So I need to decide on a border to make it that large.

Any ideas?

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 Related posts:

Quilt Shot Block #58 ~ Woven Friendship Star

Quilt Shot Block #58b ~ Woven Friendship Star WIP for QOV

Quilt Shot Block #58c ~ Woven Friendship Star WIP for QOV

 

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