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Block 47 ~ Liberty Star! Second to last block in the Timeless with a Twist Series!

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Block 43, Liberty Star, credited to Eveline Foland, was published in Kansas City Star , on August 10, 1932.    B47 ~ Liberty Star ~ Michelle's Fabric Selection 1 This block is a Lemoyne Star, made with three strips pieced into a diamond.  Then, set spinning clockwise, bringing the inner strips together in the center. Finally, the Liberty Lemoyne Star is framed using a set-in seam.  This block was later published as Star of Strips, in 1977 in the Aunt Martha Series, in Bold and Beautiful Quilts (1977).  This is a fabulous block to use in Christmas, Patriotic, or a Quilt of Valor.  The Liberty Lemoyne Star frame will provide a lot of dimension, even in a one block quilt. We are going to make the Liberty Star, using the Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star Tool and the Liberty Lemoyne Technique .  Similar to the Banded Lemoyne of last week, this technique is available as one of the Lemoyne Technique Sheets .    I've provided a pictorial of this ...