Lyra Quilt Along - Spiky Star Points

This week we are making the last units for the blocks, the spiky star points.

These can be easily and efficiently made using your Tri Recs or Wonder Triangle rulers. There are eight star points per block for a total of 32, as well as the eight that make up the centre star, so 40 all in all.

If you haven’t cut these yet, the biggest tip I can give you is to remind you to cut the spiky side triangles on a double fold of fabric. This will give you a right and a left spiky triangle. 

Whether you choose to piece these using the templates I uploaded to Dropbox, or your specialty rulers, the angled points are invaluable for aligning the pieces. 

Take the time to trim off the sharp point using the guide on the ruler. You can see how the top of the spiky point sits perfectly on top of the base triangle, and how the two angled pointy lower sides sit perfectly at the bottom right edge of the base triangle. I’ve left the tiny cut-away points beside the lower edge of my Wonder Triangles, base ruler to show you it’s worth it to cut those off.

Chain piece these babies! Here I’ve offset the two triangles so you can see how those cut-away points will align.

Making all the spiky points for the first Lyra quilt

This shows the second spiky triangle aligning perfectly with the base + first spiky triangle. Sew these with a scant ¼” seam.

There is very little to trim.

Because these are cut through two layers of fabric, the stripe effect of my black fabric doesn’t line up. This bothers me, but I’ve decided to go with it. However, if, when I get to putting the blocks together, it bugs me a lot, I will recut these.

When you are trimming these, there are three crucial points for alignment of your ruler.

First of all, the 5 ¼” dot and the ¼” dot need to be at the top, as indicated by the arrows. Then, at the bottom where the spiky triangles overlap, align the 2 ¾” dot, being sure that the 5 ½” line runs across that point or a thread below. This will preserve those beautiful points. Notice that the top two seam lines do not bisect the corner. This is because these are actually half rectangles, not half squares.

Here once again is the Lyra quilt for reference.

Make eight BG/Fabric B units. These are the white and coral spiky star points in my Lyra quilt.

Make eight Fabric A/Fabric B units. These are the floral fabric and coral spiky star points.

Make four Fabric A/BG units. These are the floral fabric and white spiky star points. They will form the ‘fat’ floral stars layer.

Make four Fabric A/Fabric D units. These are the floral fabric and blue spiky star points.

Next week we will put some of these units together to make four blocks!