looking for a star pattern

My friend wants an Ohio Star lap quilt and I am thinking that done
traditionally that is a little too much trouble. Does anyone know of
a speed method or a fairly simple star pattern. I am wanting
something one might make as a charity quilt - something to be whipped
up in a few weeks. Thanks for any help.

It's not that difficult to rotary cut and piece.

Here's a set of instructions:
http://www.quilt.com/Blocks/OhioStar...irections.html


"Idahoqltr" wrote in message
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My friend wants an Ohio Star lap quilt and I am thinking that done
traditionally that is a little too much trouble. Does anyone know of
a speed method or a fairly simple star pattern. I am wanting
something one might make as a charity quilt - something to be whipped
up in a few weeks. Thanks for any help.

Here's another Ohio Star pattern. This one alternates with a simple
appliqué block. Might make your quilt go faster.

http://quickquilts.com/patriotic/pattern_101/

"Idahoqltr" wrote in message
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My friend wants an Ohio Star lap quilt and I am thinking that done
traditionally that is a little too much trouble. Does anyone know of
a speed method or a fairly simple star pattern. I am wanting
something one might make as a charity quilt - something to be whipped
up in a few weeks. Thanks for any help.

Mystified One wrote:
Here's another Ohio Star pattern. This one alternates with a simple
appliqué block. Might make your quilt go faster.

http://quickquilts.com/patriotic/pattern_101/

If you look at the instructions carefully, the star is set on point and
the heart is appliqued at the intersection - which doesn't seem speedy
to me, appliqueing on a bigger piece is much more unwieldy than on to a
small piece.

Ohio stars on point look like variable/saw tooth stars on point and vice
versa. I think a variable/sawtooth star is marginally faster to piece
than an ohio star, so you could do that and set it on point.

Anne

Friendship Star might work.... Using Thangles you can create a LOT of
perfect HST's pretty quickly. Yes you have to tear the paper off... but I
shorten my stitch WAY WAY much -- and the paper tears easily!

--
Kate in MI
http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves


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"Idahoqltr" wrote in message
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My friend wants an Ohio Star lap quilt and I am thinking that done
traditionally that is a little too much trouble. Does anyone know of
a speed method or a fairly simple star pattern. I am wanting
something one might make as a charity quilt - something to be whipped
up in a few weeks. Thanks for any help.

On Feb 24, 1:52*pm, Idahoqltr wrote:
My friend wants an Ohio Star lap quilt and I am thinking that done
traditionally that is a little too much trouble. *Does anyone know of
a speed method or a fairly simple star pattern. *I am wanting
something one might make as a charity quilt - something to be whipped
up in a few weeks. *Thanks for any help.

Here is one I did and it took me about a week from buying the fabric
to sewing on the binding

.http://www.quilterscache.com/O/OhioStarBlock.htm

John

http://www.bellaonline.com/subjects/4869.asp
This link takes you to a page full of star block patterns from easy to
more complicated. jennellh

On Feb 24, 1:52*pm, Idahoqltr wrote:
My friend wants an Ohio Star lap quilt and I am thinking that done
traditionally that is a little too much trouble. *Does anyone know of
a speed method or a fairly simple star pattern. *I am wanting
something one might make as a charity quilt - something to be whipped
up in a few weeks. *Thanks for any help.

Make one huge Ohio Star block, add a border or two, and you're done

Or make 4 18" stars, add sashing and a border or two.

Julia in MN
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Idahoqltr wrote:
My friend wants an Ohio Star lap quilt and I am thinking that done
traditionally that is a little too much trouble. Does anyone know of
a speed method or a fairly simple star pattern. I am wanting
something one might make as a charity quilt - something to be whipped
up in a few weeks. Thanks for any help.

On Feb 24, 2:58 pm, John wrote:
On Feb 24, 1:52 pm, Idahoqltr wrote:

My friend wants an Ohio Star lap quilt and I am thinking that done
traditionally that is a little too much trouble. Does anyone know of
a speed method or a fairly simple star pattern. I am wanting
something one might make as a charity quilt - something to be whipped
up in a few weeks. Thanks for any help.

Here is one I did and it took me about a week from buying the fabric
to sewing on the binding

.http://www.quilterscache.com/O/OhioStarBlock.htm

John

I couldn't get your link to work John, so I'm posting the one I pulled
to see if it works!

http://quilterscache.com/O/OhioStarBlock.html

I agree, up the size of the block or put them on point, and put plain
blocks in between...that's gonna make it faster!

Dannielle

On Feb 24, 2:58*pm, John wrote:
On Feb 24, 1:52*pm, Idahoqltr wrote:

My friend wants an Ohio Star lap quilt and I am thinking that done
traditionally that is a little too much trouble. *Does anyone know of
a speed method or a fairly simple star pattern. *I am wanting
something one might make as a charity quilt - something to be whipped
up in a few weeks. *Thanks for any help.

Here is one I did and it took me about a week from buying the fabric
to sewing on the binding

.http://www.quilterscache.com/O/OhioStarBlock.htm

John

I left off the L in the html. sorry about that.

http://www.quilterscache.com/O/OhioStarBlock.html

John