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It's helpful to lay the star/sky blocks out around the log cabin square before you sew, so you can see exactly what goes where.
Remember, ALL SEAMS ARE 1/2 INCH.
Sew together the four pairs of star/sky blocks directly adjoining the log cabin square. The "star" triangles in these blocks will become the "points" of the star. The "frame" triangles in the four remaining loose blocks will become the inside corners of the frame.
For the most accurate results, sew from the "star" (mostly blue) side to the "sky" (mostly black) side. Pinning is usually not necessary.
These seams can be pressed to either right or left...
...but pressing to the right, as shown, will make the border seams a tad easier to sew later on.
At this point, you still have four loose blocks.
Add them to the top and bottom two-block pairs as shown.
Press these seams inward toward the center seam, as shown, to maintain the star's "popout" effect.
Lay the two-block and four-block rows around the log cabin square so you can see what you're doing as you sew.
Sew the two-block rows to opposite sides of the log cabin center block.
These seams will naturally want to fall inwards, towards the log cabin block. Press them that way.
Now sew the four-block rows to the remaining open sides of the log cabin block.
Press these seams toward the log cabin block.
All right! The top is almost done!
Adding the Borders
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