Cathy Perlmutter - Hexagon Star Quilts: 113 English Paper-Pieced Star Patterns to Piece and Applique

For Alan, Eli, and Riva, my stars.

Hexagon Star Quilts

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Copyright 2020 by Cathy Perlmutter and Fox Chapel Publishing Company, Inc., 903 Square Street, Mount Joy, PA 17552.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Fox Chapel Publishing, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review and the enlargement of the template patterns in this book for personal use only. The patterns themselves, however, are not to be duplicated for resale or distribution under any circumstances. Any such copying is a violation of copyright law.

Note to professional copy services: Permission is granted for a professional copy service to make up to six copies of any quilt pattern in this book for any customer who purchased this book and states the copies are for personal use.

For a printable PDF of the patterns used in this book, please contact Fox Chapel Publishing at , quoting the ISBN and title of this book, as well as the pattern or patterns required.

Project Team

Acquisition Editor: Tiffany Hill

Editor: Katie Ocasio

Copy Editor: Amy Deputato

Designer: Wendy Reynolds

Photographers: Mike Mihalo, Sue Voegtlin, and Cathy Perlmutter

Print ISBN 978-1-947163-35-5

eISBN 978-1-607657-98-9

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Perlmutter, Cathy, 1957 author.

Title: Hexagon star quilts / Cathy Perlmutter.

Description: Mount Joy : Landauer Publishing, [2020] | Includes index. | Summary: Instructs quilters on English paper piecing supplies and techniques to create hexagon star quilts. Also includes several projects and over 100 hexagon star patternsProvided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019054797 (print) | LCCN 201905498 (ebook) | ISBN 9781947163355 (paperback) | ISBN 9781607657989 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: PatchworkPatterns. | QuiltingPatterns. | Star quilts. | HexagonsMiscellanea.

Classification: LCC TT835 .P35219 2020 (print) | LCC TT835 (ebook) | DDC 746.46/041dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019054797

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019054798

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Quilted stars are beautiful and impressive, but piecing them can be quite a challenge. Conventional piecing requires precision, and Y seams are an ordeal.

Thats where English paper piecing, or EPP, comes in. This seventeenth-century British technique makes creating stars much easier. Theres less math, and Y seams are a breeze. Imperfect seam allowances are a nonissue.

And even if you want to pin, you cant!

Throughout this book, Ill feature stars inside hexagons. Hexagons and other shapes made up of 60-degee angles create fascinating optical illusions of depth, and they fit together in wondrous ways.

This book is an excellent resource for all quilters, regardless of their experience and skill level in EPP. Newcomers to EPP will find a wealth of information needed to begin to learn the craft. The project on ) for future quilt projects. Quilt teachers will find this book a great way to teach their students the fundamentals of EPP and how to create vivid hexagon star projects.

When copied and printed, each hexagon in this book measures 6" (15.25cm) across from tip to opposite tip and each side is 3" (7.6cm). If you like, you can increase the size, but I wouldnt make them smaller because some stars already have tiny pieces. All of the hexagon patterns have been numbered from 1 to 113 (see ) and are referred to this way throughout the book.

There are seven projects in the book (see ). A single finished block can be appliqud to make a place mat, tote bag, pillow, sweatshirt, or the like. Groups can be appliqud or pieced with other stars and shapes to make quilts of all sizes. You can work on a quilt as a group project with your quilting group or some friends, each making a few stars to add to the finished project.

If youre new to EPP, start with the simpler stars that have relatively few, large pieces. Work your way up to the more complex stars. With each block you create, youll strengthen your EPP skills. The stars below demonstrate the difficulty levels of the stars in this book, from easy to complex. The simple star (on the far left) has six pieces to cut and sew together, the intermediate star (in the middle) has thirteen pieces, and the difficult star (on the far right) has twenty-four pieces.