Topic: Month 1 The Halo Star Block (6/11) - The Quilt Show Forum

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Join us on a new 12-month journey as we bring you bring you another spectacular quilt designed especially for TQS by Sue Garman. The 2017 TQS BOM Halo Medallion Quilt features a stunning variation of a feathered star surrounded by multiple scrappy borders. As icing on the cake she has included flying geese rings and delectable mountain blocks. Once again Sue has created a quilt for you that is sure to be a family heirloom in your home.

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TOPIC: Month 1 The Halo Star Block

Month 1 The Halo Star Block 18 Jan 2017 23:58 #139359

pegjo OFFLINE Posts: 83 Thank you received: 62	Your block looks great. I love seeing all the differnt fabrics everyone is choosing. Peg
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Month 1 The Halo Star Block 18 Jan 2017 23:56 #139358

pegjo OFFLINE Posts: 83 Thank you received: 62	Your block is so pretty I'd just add an extra floater. In her other BOM's Sue had very good directions for figuring out what size floater to use depending on the size of the block. Peg
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Month 1 The Halo Star Block 18 Jan 2017 20:26 #139353

durstgirls OFFLINE Posts: 112 Thank you received: 67	Very nice, love your focus fabric..
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Month 1 The Halo Star Block 18 Jan 2017 18:47 #139345

PtboGrandma OFFLINE Posts: 56 Thank you received: 50	Love your fabric choices and your block looks beautiful!
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Month 1 The Halo Star Block 18 Jan 2017 18:38 #139344

PtboGrandma OFFLINE Posts: 56 Thank you received: 50	Now for the clover hem tool and wonder clips.
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Month 1 The Halo Star Block 18 Jan 2017 18:36 #139343

PtboGrandma OFFLINE Posts: 56 Thank you received: 50	Sorry, server issues on my end, I think. Here's another try.
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Month 1 The Halo Star Block 18 Jan 2017 18:27 #139342

durstgirls OFFLINE Posts: 112 Thank you received: 67	I don't see your attachment.
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Month 1 The Halo Star Block 18 Jan 2017 18:14 #139341

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Hi! This is my first attempt at a bed quilt and Block of the month. Thus I read every tip and suggestion I could find and watche The Quilt Show three times before starting. I am hoping my fabric coices will work over all. I also have some tips to contribute in that I had some very useful tools in my sewing room that others may find useful too. Clover has a pressing tool for hems that is super thin, rigid, and has a flocked finish that grips fabric so it doesn't slip. I used it to fold the paper back and in conjunction with the add a quarter ruler, trimmed the seams with ease. (Photo attached) in addition, Clover makes wonder clips that were designed to be used for binding a quilt. The edges are designed to line up both the front and back at the same time - so when I set the edge of the clip at the sewing line on the front, it showed me precisely whether my back seam line was aligned. Invaluable in precision piecing like this. I am proud to include my finished block. Here is my attempt at a variation in blue for my Halo medalion.

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Month 1 The Halo Star Block 17 Jan 2017 16:48 #139339

adamsme OFFLINE Posts: 81 Thank you received: 16	Great idea! Thanks!
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Month 1 The Halo Star Block 17 Jan 2017 12:03 #139333

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Renata wrote:

For anyone still having a hard time getting a 16 1/2" block and having trouble getting a perfect 1/4" seam... I took a slightly different approach to getting the 1/4" seam right and it seems to be working so far.

Rather than testing the accuracy of the 1/4" seam in the more conventional way, I took one of the paper templates, cut on the line for the seam allowance and then used that as my test under the machine. I placed the needle on the paper seam line, placed a "purple thang" to the right butted up against the template, then stitched on the seam line of the paper template. If stitching stayed on the stitching line, then my purple thang was properly aligned and because I used the actual template, I knew I had a perfect 1/4" seam. Instead of the purple thang, you can use post-its or tape.

While I have not put all the blocks together to finalize the star block, ALL of my points are aligning perfectly so far. I hope my block will finish at 16 1/2"--it should, I'll let you know!

Someone on the Forum was going to try my way of testing the seam allowance but asked for a photo of how I use the purple thang. I misspoke... it is not the purple thang! It's QTools Sewing Edge (reusable vinyl strip--and it happens to be purple!). Sorry for the mistake!

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Month 1 The Halo Star Block 17 Jan 2017 09:15 #139330

zippitydodaw OFFLINE Posts: 129 Thank you received: 35	Adamsme your block 1 is beautiful. Judy
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Month 1 The Halo Star Block 16 Jan 2017 17:43 #139322

SusieQMcF OFFLINE Posts: 77 Thank you received: 30	LOVELY!!!!
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Month 1 The Halo Star Block 16 Jan 2017 15:46 #139320

adamsme OFFLINE Posts: 81 Thank you received: 16	Here's my block#1. Attachments: 15871693_1...80_n.jpg (85KB)
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Month 1 The Halo Star Block 16 Jan 2017 15:44 #139319

adamsme OFFLINE Posts: 81 Thank you received: 16	I asked. They said no!
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BOM 2017 - Halo Medallion

Month 1 The Halo Star Block

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