Twinkling Star Ornaments
Twinkling Star Ornaments
Ornament your Tree with Twinkling Stars of Wonder and Light
(4” x 4”)
Machine reverse applique, Machine applique & Paper-piecing
Difficulty: Beginner
Make your tree sparkle with quilted ornaments that are fun to make and bust through your stash. Plus you get to learn new techniques. Ornament 1 is created with machine reverse applique. Then use the cut-outs from Ornament 1 to make the machine applique Ornament 2. Ornament 3 is paper-pieced.
All directions walk you through in clear step-by-step directions so its great for beginners, and so quick and easy to make you’ll want to make lots! Fill your tree and give them away as gifts.
Fabric kits are available in our shop on the kit page.
This pattern is excerpted from Christmas RAPPing, Christmas Quilts featuring Reverse Applique & Paper-Piecing by Margaret Brewster Willingham & Nan Baker. For more great Christmas projects get the whole book.
This pattern is available as a digital PDF download as well.
Yardage makes 3 Ornaments; one of each kind. Each Ornaments 1 & 2 finish at 4 in. x 4 in. Ornament 3 finishes at 4 1/2” x 4 1/2”.
Open-toed sewing machine foot strongly recommended for making all the ornaments
Fabric for Top, Binding & Backing:
1 Fat Eighth - Red - Ornament 1: Reverse Applique; Ornament 2: Applique
1 Fat Quarter - Yellow - Ornament 1: Reverse Applique; Ornament 3: Paper-pieced
1 Fat Eighth - Green - Ornament 2: Applique
1 Fat Quarter - White - Ornament 3: Paper-pieced
1 Fat Eighth - Yellow 2 - Ornament 3: Paper-pieced
Batting:
2 - 4” x 4” squares, Ornament 1 & 2
1- 4 1/2” x 4 1/2” square, Ornament 3
Soft Fuse (double sided, paper-backed iron-on fusible):
5 - 4” x 4” squares - Ornament 1: Reverse Applique; Ornament 2: Applique
2 - 4 1/2” x 4 1/2” squares - Ornament 3: Paper-pieced
1 - 1 3/4” x 3” rectangle - Ornament 3": Paper-pieced
Hanging Ribbon:
1 - 6” Red - Ornament 1: Reverse Applique
1 - 6” Green - Ornament 2: Applique
1 - 6” White - Ornament 3: Paper-pieced
Ornament 1 & 2:
Thread- 1 spool each of 50 wt. the same color as top/ applique fabric
Sewing machine needles- 75/11 or 80/12
Ornament 3:
Thread- 1 spool of 50 wt. White and yellow for paper-piecing and quilting
Sewing Machine Needles - 90/14
Glue stick or spray adhesive, Perfect Piecing Foundation sheets recommended
