Binding Tool Star

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Binding Tool Star

43" x 43"

1 yd background fabric
40 strips 2 1/2" Jelly roll

Work in quadrants

Background color
1 - 8 1/2 " square
4 - 2 1/2" squares
1 - 8 7/8" square cut on the diagonal into 2 triangles

precut 2 1/2" wide strips

4 - pairs of matching colors
leave the strip fabric folded over onto itself so when you cut it you get mirror images.
Cut one end at 45 degree angle using binding tool not, forgetting to cut off the fabric tip.
Sew a 2 1/2" square to the squared end of each of the of one strips of one orientation, chain piecing them. Iron open.

Sew other orientation strip to the 8 1/2" background square with the long part of point attached to square side. Press open.
Sew matching strip with the 2 1/2" background square on the end. Match 2 1/2" square seam to seam of prior strip and long side of point attached to 8 1/2" background square.

Repeat for other 3 precut strips sets.

Sew long sides of triangles on long sides of assembled herringbone strips/ 8 1/2" square. Press open.

All 4 finished quadrants should be the same size ~ 16" squares. Sew all quadrants together with the small squares coming together in the center.

Sew a 2 1/2" background fabric border around the finished star.
Using the ends of the ends cut off of the precut strips, cut 5" strips of them, sew them long sides together, like a coin quilt,