Above is my Youtube video of my LeMoyne Star on Point that I just finished. Those compound Lemoyne Stars are very time consuming. I pieced the insets traditionally. But the design possibilities are endless. I had original planned to have these on point with alternating dark/light. My eye did not like that so well. I elected to use the square in square. My blocks finished at 9.5". I calculated the CST's for the squares cut on diagonal. To do this, I used the following (slightly oversized for trim down)
The real math is this: Finished Block/1.414 + .875 = size of the square to be cut on diagonal.
The mere mortal math is this: FB/1.414 + 1.5 = size of the square to be cut on diagonal for NO MORE TEARS trim down
I learned early on that bias = wonk. Accordingly, anytime I have bias in a block I employ slightly oversizing with trim down.
In addition to pleasingly framing the blocks it amplified the size of my 9.5" blocks to 13.5".
💡Setting a complicated block on point is an easy way to (1) showcase the block and (2) get a larger footprint.Most of my blocks are different, but I happened to cluster a few of the same together. I could have avoided that. Sniff.
💡Hint: Use your phone's view finder if you cannot get back far enough from your design wall. While I did not spy the "eye jolts" on my design wall, I saw it the instant I looked through my phone to take a picture. I wasn't going to unpick any seams. This is for my son, and neither he nor anyone else would notice.
I likely could spend the rest of my quilting life making these interesting compound LeMoyne Star clocks. There is something delicate and elegant about them. To my eye anyway.
I have several quilt tops that I need to get basted and quilted. I really enjoyed making this quilt top and experimenting with the many intricate ways to make these blocks while just using a few fabrics.
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