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  Floating Eight Pointed Star For a 12 1/2 inch unfinished Floating Eight Pointed Star you will need: |
 | Why is it floating? As you can see from this diagram, the seam allowance is much larger than the normal 1/4 inch. This measures 5/8 inches from the edge of the fabric, giving you a generous amount of set back when attaching your fabric, guaranteeing your points will not get lost. |  |
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Mark four of your star rectangles as shown: Draw a diagonal line 1/8 inch from the top right corner to 1/8 inch to the left of the center on the WRONG side of the fabric. Right hand star side |
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Now mark the four remaining star rectangles as shown: Draw a diagonal line 1/8 inch from the top left corner to 1/8 inch to the right of the center on the WRONG side of the fabric. Left hand star side. |
| Place the right hand star fabric on the right hand side of a background square. Sew on the marked line. |  |
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Trim the excess fabric off the back, leaving a 1/4 inch seam allowance. Now press the star fabric to the side. Don't bother trimming yet, you will do that later. |
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Next add the left hand star fabric, and repeat the process. Sew on the marked line, trim off the excess back side fabric leaving a 1/4 inch seam allowance, press to the side. |
| Now it is time to trim off the excess star fabric. Repeat this with all four star point blocks, |  |
| and then assemble your block one row at a time. |  |
Your finished Floating Eight Pointed Star should measure 12 1/2 inches. |
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For a six inch finished (6 1/2 unfinished) Floating Eight Pointed Star you will need: From your background cut eight 2 1/2 inch squares From your star fabric cut one 2 1/2 inch square and eight 2 by 2 1/2 inch rectangles |
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Updated June 24, 2020
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