Bright Maverick Stars from scraps

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I love making these little stars and using scraps from all the apron leftover fabrics. They are made with Bonnie K Hunters free pattern @ http://quiltville.com/ and this is her blog http://quiltville.blogspot.com/. I'm so excited she is going to speak at one of our Guild meetings this year. Easy, easy and you should see the little bitty ones Belinda made @ http://browndirtcottage.blogspot.com/, she used even smaller scraps. Once you start making them you just can't get enough.

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This is what I started with, scraps from around the neck of the aprons cut out.

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Then I cut 2 1/2" squares around some of the roosters.

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This is what I had left to make the little star ends. Below is what I used for my 2 1/2" blocks.

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When I was setting up at Canton Texas Trade Days, I sold aprons when they first made the big comeback. Could not keep them on the shelves. So I had a cutter cut them for me (bolts at a time). Now I have big tubs of scraps that are just waiting for me to dig into and that's where the little roosters bright fabric came from. I get the biggest thrill using up scraps. Some people call us hoarders, I don't know why but I never have cared for that name. Maybe we can make up one for fabric hoarders, like foarders or something. LOL

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