Today I am sharing a Patchwork Star Block Tutorial a fun variation on the traditional Sawtooth Star block!
This was originally published as a guest tutorial on Thought & Found.
Sewing Level: Intermediate
Materials:
- (4) 4" squares from background fabric
- (4) 3.5" squares from background fabric
- (4) 4" squares from main print fabric
- (9) 2.5" squares from various print fabrics
1. First we’re going to piece the inner patchwork square. Lay out your nine 2.5″ squares in a 3 x 3 arrangement.
2. Sew each row. Press the seams in alternating directions.
3. Sew rows together. Press seams open. At this point it would be a good
idea to square up the 9-patch to 6.5″ before continuing with the rest of
the block’s construction.
4. Now we’re going to sew the half-square triangles for our star points.
Put a 4″ background square and a 4″ print square right sides together.
Using a pencil and ruler, draw a diagonal line from one corner to the
other.
5. Stitch 1/4″ on both sides of the line you just drew. Cut along the line
with scissors or a rotary cutter. Press the seam open. Trim to 3.5″.
6. Repeat with the remaining 4″ squares for a total of eight half-square triangles.
7. Arrange half-square triangle blocks around center patchwork, with 3.5" background squares in the corners as shown above.
8. Sew both pairs of side half-square triangles together. Press the seams open.
9. Sew the side half-square triangle units to the center patchwork square
and press the seams towards center. Sew together the pieces for top
row. Sew together the pieces for the bottom row. For each of the top and
bottom units, press the center seam open, and the side seams towards
the outside.
10. Sew all three rows together. Press the seams open.
Voila! You’re done!
So pretty!!! And perfectly stitched as always :)
ReplyDeletethere are just so many fun quilt-alongs happening!! it's too much to handle. now i just need to figure out how to get more time in my day!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for stopping by, Jeni! I can't wait to see the patchwork stars start to pop up in the Flickr group!
ReplyDeleteLovely! Not my normal cup of tea, but I really adore the watercolor effect of this block!
ReplyDeleteI just made one for a sampler-type quilt I'm working on. Yours is cuter :) Mine had one spot where it didn't line up perfectly. I almost ripped it, but then once I put it in the quilt you couldn't even notice unless looking very closely.
ReplyDeleteI can see in the pic what to do with the 3.5” squares but didn’t see in the written instructions.
ReplyDeleteI've updated the instructions, they're used in the corners!
DeleteI did this block and it didn't quite line up right and I am not sure why. I checked seems and they are good. Thanks though.
ReplyDeleteI love love love this block! I will do it. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWill be using this block project as a lap quilt. The instructions are great! Wish more people would make their project's easy to read as yours.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful block, just verifying that ending result should be 9.5”?
ReplyDeleteThe block is 12.5" unfinished, 12" finished!
DeleteI have read all sorts of instructions for ½ triangle. To make a star pattern . Yours is the only one - with pictures step by step that have made sense.because of pics the instructions are split and easier to follow. Thank you for lighting the light bulb moment for me. Following you with anticipation
DeleteThanks for the tutorial. I think I'm going to do this one after my son-in-law's and my daughter-in-law"s. I love the way it looks and it's so clear. I also have a ton of 4" blocks cut and now I have something to make with them. Hurray!
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