Why Quilters Love the GO! Blazing Star Die:
• Eleanor Burns is a celebrated industry role model. Best known for her Quilt in a Day television series, she is also a prolific author, revered teacher, trainer, quilting techniques pioneer and an AccuQuilt advocate!
• Blazing Star is a Block on Board® (BOB®) die which means it’s specially designed to cut one complete 5-color, 12" block in one pass through the cutter.
• No measuring! No templates! Blazing Star includes three unique shapes that are difficult to cut by hand.
• Blazing Star includes 1/4" seam allowances for easy piecing.
• Blazing Star includes screen printed letters on die for easier piecing and organization of shapes.
• Free pattern downloads and step-bystep block assembly instructions are available to get you started.
How to Die Cut Blazing Star Quilt Blocks:
• For best cutting results, position fabric on the lengthwise grain (straight of grain) as it goes under the roller. For one complete 5-color block, cut four layers of background fabric and two layers each, right sides facing, of the light/dark outer star points and light/dark inner star points at a time.
• Shape A – Block Background: Cut an 8 5/8" strip across the width of fabric. Fanfold into 3 1/2" widths. Place on selected blade and cut. Cut 22 Shape A’s across the width of fabric. One yard of 40" wide fabric cuts 88 Shape A’s.
• Shape B – Outer Star Points: Cut a 7 7/8" strip across the width of fabric. Fanfold into 3 1/2" widths. Place on selected blade and cut. Cut 22 Shape B’s across the width of fabric. One yard of 40" wide fabric cuts 88 Shape B’s.
• Shape C – Inner Star Points: Cut a 10" strip across the width of fabric. Fanfold into 3 1/2" widths. Place on selected blade and cut. Cut 22 Shape C’s across the width of fabric. One yard of 40" wide fabric cuts 66 Shape C’s.
AQ Cutting Mat Required: GO! Cutting Mat, 10 in. x 10 in. (25.4 cm x 25.4 cm)