New Inklingo 6-Pointed Stars

Sew diamonds into stars

Sew Stars with Inklingo Diamonds

Don’t you just love stars? We do. These stars are fast and easy when you print the shapes with Inklingo.

There is a brand new downloadable collection with one-inch 60° diamonds and triangles (60 DIA 1.0).

Sixty-degree diamonds are used in classic traditional designs like six-pointed stars and tumbling blocks.

Inklingo makes them more precise, simpler, and faster than techniques like English Paper Piecing or acrylic templates, so now everyone can make them.

The diamond shape collection includes

The Index of Shapes shows that there are many shape collections with 60° diamonds in a variety of sizes including 0.5-inch sides, 0.75-inch sides, 1-inch sides, 1.5-inch sides, 2-inch sides, and 3-inch sides.

Now that the Shape Collection # 1 CDs are almost all gone, there is a new Inklingo download for one-inch diamonds and related shapes.

Print diamonds on fabric with Inklingo

Print on fabric scraps

With Inklingo, you can print 12 perfect diamonds on a fabric scrap 6 x 6 inches (enough for 2 stars), or 12 half diamonds on a fabric scrap 4.75 x 6.5 inches (enough for one star).

How to Hand Piece 6-Pointed Stars

Continuous stitching (two or more seams without breaking the thread) is like eating popcorn (without the calories), so you might decide to pop in a DVD or an audiobook for a relaxing evening at home. Stars are an ideal portable project too.

“Circle the intersection” in the middle for a perfect center for your star. This is illustrated in The Inklingo Handbook on page 55:  Pass the needle around through the seam allowances, one pair at a time, in the crosshairs, before backstitching and sewing the last half of the seam. The thread goes around the intersection one and a half times.

You will love the results!

hand piecing lesson on DVD The DVD lesson (60 minutes) with Jane Austen’s Writing Table Quilts illustrates continuous stitching, circling the intersection, and pressing techniques with a pre-Inklingo pattern. The sale price makes it a fantastic value, for yourself or a friend, especially if you are new to hand piecing.

Quilted Coasters make a pretty gift

Quilted Coasters

Quilted coasters are great if you are looking for a small project or hostess gifts for the holidays. (We can’t stop making them!)

Monkey Exercise # 001 is a downloadable pattern with all of our best tips for finishing coasters for your friends. It was written using shapes on the Inklingo # 1 CD (sold out) but now you can use the downloadable 1-inch 60° Diamond PDF instead. The long half diamonds in the new download add even more design options and new info for custom page sizes.

Sew quilted coasters with Inklingo diamonds

Tiny quilts are great for coasters, pincushions, needle case covers—and relaxation!

There are worksheets in the shape collections and many ideas online for using stars made with diamonds, half diamonds, and triangles.

Sew stars with Inklingo diamonds

As you can see, we cannot stop making them.  It is the perfect therapy while recovering from a very sore throat.  (I have one. Monkey is fine.)

Add 1-inch 60° diamonds to your collection of Inklingo shapes today! You will use them over and over and over again.

Thank you for visiting.

Linda & Monkey

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