Block 46 ~ All American Star!
Block 46, All American Star, part of the Aunt Martha series, published in Quilt Designs , 1952. Block 46 ~ All American Star ~ Michelle's Fabric Selection 1 Today, the block is often referred to as the Banded Lemoyne Star and is one of my all-time favorites. It is challenging but well worth it! You will want to be very careful with your cutting and piecing on this one! The All American Star, a Banded Star, requires you to add a band around the diamond within your Lemoyne Star. You will want to make sure you are careful with your value placement, you want to make sure you have contrast between your Diamonds, band and background. This is the perfect opportunity to use a light value in your Diamond that is to close in value to your background. The band will give it enough separation. The All American Star will come together easily with the Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star using the Banded Lemoyne Technique . If you love th...