Lisa: Hi Jenny. Lora: Hi Missouri Star family.
Lora: We are identical twin sisters. I am Lora Zmak.
Lisa: And I am Lisa Norton. Lora: And together we are Material Girlfriends.
Lisa: So in January of 2020 we were at the Road to California and that’s where we met
Jenny. I was demonstrating how easy it was to make this block.
Lora: Well when Jenny saw the demonstration she knew we just had to get together. So we
are so excited to partner with Missouri Star and with Jenny to bring you our Confetti Star
pattern. Lisa: So we’re going to turn it over to
Jenny now. Lora: Happy sewing.
Hi everybody, it’s Jenny from the Missouri Star Quilt Company. I’ve got a super fun
project for you today. Take a look at this quilt behind me. Isn’t this great? Now this
is one of those quilts that looks like you worked really hard but there’s an easy way
to do it. So I was at a quilt show one time and I came around the corner and there was
a girl demo-ing this quilt. And I was just struck because it registered right away with
my brain that this is how I would do it if I thought of it myself. I didn’t, she did.
The pattern is called Confetti Star and it’s by the Material Girlfriends. And this is a
cool quilt. And I can hardly wait to show you how to do it. So to make this quilt you’re
going to need one packet of ten inch squares and we have used Lori Holt’s Bee Basics
by Riley Blake. And then you need a, some background squares too. And we have used Lori
Holt’s Bee backgrounds. And I love when they come out with, you know, an entire layer
cake of lights because it’s fun to match it up. So you’re going to need two of those.
You’re going to need some backing, three yards of backing back here and we’ve used
part of it. Our quilting pattern on here is called Cotton Candy. And it’s just a really
cute puffy little pattern, darling little pattern. You’re going to need about, for
your binding out here you’re going to need a half a yard. This makes a quilt that is
48 by 64. Now we’ve only used 24 squares from each pack. So it’s a little bit smaller
quilt to show you. If you want to go ahead and use the whole pack you’ll get a much
larger quilt because you’re combining two layer cakes. So it will almost be twice the
size. So I just want to show you how to do this because this is such a cool way to do
it. And again when things make sense to our brain it’s just like that Ah hah moment.
So this is the block we’re looking for and one is a light block and then one is going
to be a block with the darker sides like this. So this is the block we’re talking about.
And it is so easy to make. So I’m going to grab my rotating mat because it just makes
it a little easier. If you don’t have a rotating mat you can always just turn the
mat you’re working on. That makes it a rotating mat. And so what I’m going to do is I’m
going to take a piece
of the colored. So you’re going to stack up two of your ten inch squares. And then
we’re going to, I want to walk you through this pattern a little bit because for people
who have a hard time reading patterns like I do it’s helpful to understand the pattern
a little bit. And their pattern is really good. So they have this cutting diagram page
right here and the first cut shows a corner to corner diagonal. Then you’re going to
cut 2 ½ inches on either side. So we’re going to go ahead and do that. And I’m just
going to turn my mat. And I have this 2 ½ inch by 15 inch ruler here. And it stretches
corner to corner. And so I’m just going to make this cut right here. And then I’m
going to leave my ruler there and I’m going to turn my mat and I’m going to cut on this
side right here. Now I’m going to take my ruler and I’m going to move it to the other
side right here and just make sure that I’m lined up right along that edge and cut 2 ½
again. So having a 2 ½ inch ruler to do this is pretty handy. But again that measurement
is just 2 ½ . So now we have these pieces right here
So then what we’re going to do is we’re going to take our ruler and I’m going to
move these out of the way. Now when you cut your pieces you want to kind of stack them
up because as you can see this quilt is very scrappy. So we haven’t kept any of our pieces
together. So I have some pieces cut here and I’m just going to go ahead and make piles
of these so that I have all the different quadrants and I can just pick and choose as
I go along. So the first thing I’m going to do is I’m going to take this ruler and
I’m going to lay it right along this cut edge right here, just like this. And I’m
going to cut this one. And then I’m going to lay it right over here on this edge here
and I’m going to cut this one. And I’m going to turn this around so I’m cutting
on the right side for my left hand. And then we’re going to do the same thing on the
other piece. So lay your ruler right on the edge of your strip, you know, that outside
edge. And then we’re just going to make these cuts right here. Just like this.
Alright so now we have pieces that are this shape. So we have diamonds and we’ve got
this kind of elongated hexagon shape. And we are just going to put these in piles as
well. So once you get all the different piles, and it helps to cut the lights and the darks.
And I have some more cut over here and I’m just going to add to my pile so I have more
pieces to choose from. We can start putting it together. Now one of the things in the
pattern that they suggest that is helpful is Marti Mitchell has a little corner cutting
tool. And it’s this right here. It’s just this little 45 inch trimmer tool and they
suggest you use it so I thought I would give it a try and see if it works. It is helpful.
You don’t have to have it. But it is helpful.
Alright so the first thing we’re going to do is we’re going to take our two middle
pieces, and if we’re doing a dark block like this, and by dark I mean that the outside
edges, the outside corners are going to be your darker block. You’re looking for two
dark middle and two light diamonds for either end. So let’s go ahead and pick up a couple
of our dark blocks like this. And we’re going to have them out here this way. And
then we’re going to have two dark diamonds. And I’ll get one of the red ones I just
cut. And then we’ve got these here like this. Oh it goes little edge in like this.
And then our diamonds come on the ends. Now our diamonds are going to be the light material
for this dark block. And for the other one you’re just going to do it exactly the same
as you, for the light one you’re going to do it exactly the same just all opposite.
So let me get a couple of these. And I love that we were able to really scrap this one
up, a lot of fun. Alright so here and here.
Alright so the first thing we want to do is sew these middle rows together like this.
And I’m just going to show you how this corner tool works so that if you, you know,
if matching up these edges is hard for you then this will really help you a lot. And
so you just put your tool and you lay it, you know, as far as into the corner as you
can get it. Then you’re just going to cut and it has two little sides. It’s got a
little ck ck like this. And we’re going to do it on the edges of our, of all of our
little shapes and it’s going to help those corners really line up. Alright so now I have
the little corners trimmed on this one side. And I’m going to lay these together and
you can see how well they match up right here. They just line up perfectly. So we’re going
to go to the sewing machine and sew a quarter of an inch right down the side and they should
line up just perfectly. And we will check that out. And they do. And so then this one
again, always lay it on here and then turn it back. This is really easy to get it turned
into like an L shape if you’re not careful about how you sew it together it could go
in a really weird shape. Alright so then I’m going to press this and it came out just lovely.
And matched up perfectly. Now if you don’t have this tool you can just kind of eyeball
it and make sure that your quarter of an inch sticks over on both sides. And that will work
for you as well. So let’s go ahead and sew this one together.
So now I’ve sewn both of these together and I’m going to press these out. And now
what we’re ready to do is we are ready to sew these two together in the middle. And
then we’re going to sew the sides together. And so we’re just going to line these up
like this. And again you want to make sure that these two edges are lined up and match
up as close as possible. So feel for those under your fingers and then sew a quarter
of an inch down the side. And we’re just going to, I’m going to make sure these two
are lined up down here. And then we’ll press these open. And I’m going to set this seam
and then roll it back. Let me move these over here. Oh that looks pretty good. That looks
pretty good.
Alright now we’re going to put our corners on. And so that means we’re going to attach
this one on here. And I am just going to, what I’m going to do is I’m actually going
to fold this in half and find the middle of my block and find the middle on here and make
a little finger press on here so that I can make sure that my triangle is lined up in
that middle right there. And then I’m going to sew it a quarter of an inch down the side.
You can just do it so that you have the same amount of hang off on either end but this
will really help them get lined up if you find the middle of your block. Alright and
now this one over here. I need to find my middle on my triangle and match if up on my
fabric, my little side piece. And I do still look to make sure that I have about the same
hang off on either side. Alright then we’re going to press this open. And these squares
are going to want to lay back and that’s what I’m just going to let them do, I’m
going to press from the top to make sure that they’re nice and flat.
And then you can see we have a little bit of overhang on these sides right here and
we need to square it up. So it squares up to 8 ½. And I’m using this omni grid ruler
that’s 8 ½. And I’m going to lay the diagonal line right along my diagonal line.
It goes right down the middle there. And I’m going to make sure that this block stays in
the diagonal and this stays fairly centered. And we’re going to trim all four sides on
this. And because it gives you a little bit of extra it just feels like it’s a little
forgiving, you know, it just gives you a little more. Alright.
So this is the finished block that we made. Now it takes four of these to make a big block
to set them together how we made the quilt. And I’ll show you how that is. Let me move
this mat over here. So we’re going to take these and what you’re looking for are these
little pieces at the front or at the top corner because they are going to come together and
they’re going to form a star. So look how cute this is when it comes together. See that
little white star in the middle there, see how that forms a star. And so we’ll sew
all four of those together just like a four patch and then it makes this big block right
here. So here’s the big block with the white star and then the next one is going to be
all your colored ones together and then you have your white and your colors. So on this
quilt we have one, two, three and then one, two, three, four so 12 blocks is what you
need to make this quilt and you can see it makes a beautiful quilt and it’s a great
layout.
But there are so many more layouts and Lora and Lisa sent us several of their quilts to
show so we have like a little mini quilt show for you. Natalie, if you’d come up and help
me with that. It’s just so fun to see all the different things you can do with these.
And they had them, I mean they’re just gorgeous. So take a look at this one. Isn’t that beautiful?
Just by changing up, so they’ve gone from dark to light. They’ve graduated the color,
so different. And then what do we have next? You guys, thank you so much for sending us
these because these are really fun. And then this one is where they’re all just, I mean
it speaks for itself, right? It’s just beautiful. The quilting is amazing on this that custom
quilting. They look like little flames. This one. Oop here we go. And look how they did
this. Just by putting your dark blocks on the outside we’ve got that whole center
where it’s light and then the outside is dark. And I mean it’s just gorgeous. But
wait there’s more. This is fun. And this is where they’ve done half and half. And
so I love that look too. The different colors are pretty amazing. Very amazing. And then
this one right here. Oh look how gorgeous this is. Isn’t that beautiful? Just gorgeous.
So don’t be afraid to play with this block and see what you can do. There’s all kinds
of settings you can do. It’s the Confetti Star by Material Girlfriends. And we hope
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