Quilt block · Stars · Beginner
Aunt Eliza’s Star quilt block
A nine-patch star: four quarter-square triangle units round a plain center make the points, with a plain square in each corner.
What to cut for one block
A 6″ finished block measures 6½″ before it’s sewn into a quilt. Each fabric’s yardage is the least that cuts its strips across the width of fabric, with a strip to spare for straightening.
Background · Snow in the picture
5 squares and 4 triangles
- C1 square 4¾″then cut with template C
- B1 square 3¼″cut twice on the diagonals
- A4 squares 2½″
Dark · Navy in the picture
8 triangles
- B2 squares 3¼″cut twice on the diagonals
Templates. Pieces marked “cut with template” aren’t a shape a straight ruler cuts: cut the size given, then trim it to the template’s shape. Quarter Inch prints Aunt Eliza’s Star’s templates at true size with Quilter.
Worked out by @quarterinch/cutting · ¼″ seams included · strips cut across 42″ of usable width · the letters are the pieces the sewing steps name
A 9″ finished block measures 9½″ before it’s sewn into a quilt. Each fabric’s yardage is the least that cuts its strips across the width of fabric, with a strip to spare for straightening.
Background · Snow in the picture
5 squares and 4 triangles
- C1 square 6¾″then cut with template C
- B1 square 4¼″cut twice on the diagonals
- A4 squares 3½″
Dark · Navy in the picture
8 triangles
- B2 squares 4¼″cut twice on the diagonals
Templates. Pieces marked “cut with template” aren’t a shape a straight ruler cuts: cut the size given, then trim it to the template’s shape. Quarter Inch prints Aunt Eliza’s Star’s templates at true size with Quilter.
Worked out by @quarterinch/cutting · ¼″ seams included · strips cut across 42″ of usable width · the letters are the pieces the sewing steps name
A 12″ finished block measures 12½″ before it’s sewn into a quilt. Each fabric’s yardage is the least that cuts its strips across the width of fabric, with a strip to spare for straightening.
Background · Snow in the picture
5 squares and 4 triangles
- C1 square 8¾″then cut with template C
- B1 square 5¼″cut twice on the diagonals
- A4 squares 4½″
Dark · Navy in the picture
8 triangles
- B2 squares 5¼″cut twice on the diagonals
Templates. Pieces marked “cut with template” aren’t a shape a straight ruler cuts: cut the size given, then trim it to the template’s shape. Quarter Inch prints Aunt Eliza’s Star’s templates at true size with Quilter.
Worked out by @quarterinch/cutting · ¼″ seams included · strips cut across 42″ of usable width · the letters are the pieces the sewing steps name
How it’s sewn
For the 6″ block. Choose another size above and these steps follow it.
- Add 4 corner triangles
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 2 corner triangles
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 2 sections
Sew a Background A square and a section together in a row. Press toward the plain pieces.
- Add a corner triangle
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 1 section
Sew 2 sections together in a column. Press the seams to one side.
- Make 1 section
Sew 2 sections together in a column. Press the seams to one side.
- Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side.
- Add a corner triangle
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side.
- Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side.
- Join the halves
Sew the two halves together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam open. The block measures 6½″ (6″ finished).
For the 9″ block. Choose another size above and these steps follow it.
- Add 4 corner triangles
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 2 corner triangles
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 2 sections
Sew a Background A square and a section together in a row. Press toward the plain pieces.
- Add a corner triangle
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 1 section
Sew 2 sections together in a column. Press the seams to one side.
- Make 1 section
Sew 2 sections together in a column. Press the seams to one side.
- Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side.
- Add a corner triangle
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side.
- Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side.
- Join the halves
Sew the two halves together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam open. The block measures 9½″ (9″ finished).
For the 12″ block. Choose another size above and these steps follow it.
- Add 4 corner triangles
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 2 corner triangles
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 2 sections
Sew a Background A square and a section together in a row. Press toward the plain pieces.
- Add a corner triangle
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 1 section
Sew 2 sections together in a column. Press the seams to one side.
- Make 1 section
Sew 2 sections together in a column. Press the seams to one side.
- Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side.
- Add a corner triangle
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side.
- Make 1 section
Sew the two parts together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam to one side.
- Join the halves
Sew the two halves together along the diagonal seam. Press the seam open. The block measures 12½″ (12″ finished).
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Questions
Short answers.
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What size should I make it?
Its 3 × 3 grid lands on the ⅛″ marks at 6″, 9″ and 12″, so every piece measures with a ruler at all three. It also cuts cleanly at 15″ and 18″. In Quarter Inch you can make it any size, and it says when a cut falls between the lines.
Can I paper piece it?
Yes. It splits into 4 sections (A, B, C and D), each sewn on its own paper in order and then joined with straight seams. In Quarter Inch, the Foundations tab prints its papers at true size (with Quilter).
Is it a good block for a beginner?
It’s a good block for a beginner: 17 pieces in 3 different shapes and 8 points to match. Nothing in it curves or has to be set in. We work the level out from the block’s own geometry, never by eye.