This is one of the hardest blocks I’ve ever made. It took me
most of the day to get it right, and it’s still not perfect. Most blocks take around
an hour to cut, stitch and press. A few of the more difficult ones –with curved
seams, odd angles or lots of tiny pieces – take as much as two hours to
complete. A true LeMoyne Star features not one but eight Y-seams. Y-seam
construction is necessary when three pieces of fabric come together in the
shape of the letter Y. You have to start and end these seams exactly 1/4” from
the end of the fabric to leave room for the next seam. Then you’re supposed to backstitch
over the seam you just made so it won’t come loose; something I clearly forgot
to do at least three times. There aren’t many blocks easier to do by hand than
by machine. I think this may be one of them.
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