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For this throw quilt, I added sashing strips and pieced the cornerstones, which really amp up the details. This quilt finishes at 48 1/2” x 63 1/2”.
To make your own North Carolina Starstruck Throw Quilt, you'll need the following GO! Dies:
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GO! North Carolina Star-12" Finished DieSpecial Price $139.99 Regular Price$164.99You Save $25.00 -
GO! Qube Mix & Match 6" BlockSpecial Price $249.99 Regular Price$368.90You Save $118.91 -
GO! Strip Cutter-3 1/2" (3" Finished) 2 Strips with Angled Guidelines DieSpecial Price $109.99 Regular Price$119.99You Save $10.00Out of stock -
GO! Strip Cutter-2 1/4" (1 3/4" Finished)Special Price $109.99 Regular Price$119.99You Save $10.00Out of stock
Fabric Requirements:
- Two yards of white background fabric
- 1 1/4 yards of burgundy print fabric
- 1 yard of medium pink print fabric
- 1 1/4 yards of light pink solid fabric
- 1 1/4 yards of gray print fabric
- 56" x 72" of batting
- Three yards of backing fabric
I designed this quilt using Electric Quilt 8 (EQ8) Quilt Design Software. The GO! North Carolina Star block is included in the EQ8 Block Libraries in BOB Set 4. This is one of four sets of Block on Board (BOB) Block Libraries that you can use with EQ8 to design quilts that you can cut out with your GO! Fabric Cutter.
Cutting Instructions
| Fabric Color | Die (Shape) Needed | Strips to Subcut | Number of Strips Needed | Number of Shapes to Cut |
| White Background | GO! Strip Cutter-3 1/2" (3" Finished) 2 Strips with Angled Guidelines Die | 24" x Width of Fabric (WOF) strips; fanfold 8" | 2 | Subcut into 11 - 3 1/2" strips. Then, cut the strips into 31 - 3 1/2" x 12 1/2" rectangles for sashing |
| White Background | GO! Qube Mix & Match 6" Block - Shape 6 | 4 3/4" x WOF strip | 1 | Subcut 20 |
| White Background | GO! North Carolina Star-12" Finished Die - Shape C | 4 1/2" x WOF strips | 5 | Subcut 4 1/2" x 8 1/2” rectangles, layering three rectangles face up together. Fanfold into six layers and cut 12 mirrored sets of half rectangle triangles. Continue to cut a total of 96 sets (192 pieces) |
| White Background | GO! North Carolina Star-12" Finished Die - Shape E | 3 3/4" x WOF strips; fanfold 3 3/4" | 2 | Subcut 48 |
| White Background | GO! North Carolina Star-12" Finished Die - Shape F | 3" x WOF strip; fanfold 3" | 1 | Subcut 12 |
| Burgundy Print | GO! Strip Cutter-2 1/4" (1 3/4" Finished) Die | 16" x WOF strip; fanfold 10" | 1 | Subcut six 2 1/4" strips for binding |
| Burgundy Print | GO! North Carolina Star-12" Finished Die - Shape E | 3 3/4" x WOF strips; fanfold 3 3/4" | 2 | Subcut 48 |
| Burgundy Print | GO! North Carolina Star-12" Finished Die - Shape D | 3" x WOF strips; fanfold 4" | 5 | Subcut 48 |
| Gray Print | GO! North Carolina Star-12" Finished Die - Shape B | 4 1/4" x WOF strips | 10 | Subcut 48 – 4 1/4 “ x 6 5/8” rectangles, and then, subcut 96 of Shape B face up |
| Medium Pink Print | GO! North Carolina Star-12" Finished Die - Shape B | 4 1/4" x WOF strips | 5 | Subcut 24 – 4 1/4 “ x 6 5/8” rectangles and then, subcut 48 of Shape B face up |
| Medium Pink Print | GO! Qube Mix & Match 6" Block - Shape 5 | 5" x WOF strips; fanfold 2 3/4" | 2 | Subcut 80 |
| Light Pink | GO! North Carolina Star-12" Finished Die - Shapes A and G | 5 3/8" x WOF strips | 5 | Subcut 24 – 5 3/8” x 8 1/2” rectangles and then, subcut 48 of Shape A and 45 of Shape G face up |
| Light Pink | GO! North Carolina Star-12" Finished Die - Shape E | 3 3/4" x WOF strips; fanfold 3 3/4" | 3 | Subcut 96 |
Sewing Instructions
This block has several pieces, so take the time to organize them before you start sewing. Make a note of those mirrored Shape C sets especially. The secret to this block is consistency and patience when piecing it together.
PRO TIP: Cut out an extra block to practice with to understand how it all goes together.
1. Using the colorway shown here, assemble the blocks.
Here are the Block Assembly Instructions provided for the GO! North Carolina Star block.
This is definitely chainpiecing for days - and those accurate pieces go together so well! Make sure you carefully align the pieces so that they match perfectly.
Here are the quarter square triangles from Step 7 of the Block Assembly Instructions.
PRO TIP: When you sew the halves together, press the seam open to reduce bulk. Try to press seams open when you have four or more seams coming together.
PRO TIP: In Step 8, use pins to carefully align the seams before sewing. Careful pinning can save you a lot of time matching up seams and points.
You will need to make 12 blocks for this quilt. The blocks will each measure as a 12 1/2” square when completed.
2. Once the North Carolina Star blocks are sewn, piece the Square on Point cornerstone blocks using the cut pieces from the GO! Qube Mix & Match 6" Block's Shape 5 (medium pink print fabric) and Shape 6 (white background fabric). Make a total of 20 blocks measuring 3 1/2" each.
Assemble the Quilt
1. Arrange the blocks, sashing and cornerstones like so.
2. Sew together in rows.
Finishing
1. Piece the backing as needed.
2. Layer the backing, batting and quilt top.
3. Quilt as desired. I used a lovely, loopy, all over design thanks to my friend, Sue B., who did the lovely longarm quilting!
4. Piece together the binding strips and sew onto the quilt.
I hope you enjoyed making this beautiful quilt as much as I did! The throw size is so versatile, but you can always scale up or down to whatever size you like.
I would love to see your interpretation of the North Carolina Starstruck Throw Quilt! Please share your photos on social media @lorimillerdesigns and @AccuQuilt, and don't forget to use the hashtag #AccuQuiltBuilt so that we can all see yours!
