Quilt block · Four-patch · Advanced
Crown and Star quilt block
A sawtooth star in the middle, and on each side a crown of a dark bar, a flying-geese unit and two half-square triangle units, with big plain squares in the corners.
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
4 big squares, 12 small squares, 8 geese and 8 triangles
- A2 squares 2¾″cut twice on the diagonals
- D4 squares 2″
- C4 squares 1⅝″cut once on the diagonal
- B12 squares 1¼″
Dark · Navy in the picture
16 star points, 8 triangles, 4 bars and 4 center squares
- A8 squares 1⅝″cut once on the diagonal
- C4 squares 1⅝″cut once on the diagonal
- E4 rectangles 2″ × 1¼″
- B4 squares 1¼″
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
4 big squares, 12 small squares, 8 geese and 8 triangles
- A2 squares 3½″cut twice on the diagonals
- D4 squares 2¾″
- C4 squares 2″cut once on the diagonal
- B12 squares 1⅝″
Dark · Navy in the picture
16 star points, 8 triangles, 4 bars and 4 center squares
- A8 squares 2″cut once on the diagonal
- C4 squares 2″cut once on the diagonal
- E4 rectangles 2¾″ × 1⅝″
- B4 squares 1⅝″
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
4 big squares, 12 small squares, 8 geese and 8 triangles
- A2 squares 4¼″cut twice on the diagonals
- D4 squares 3½″
- C4 squares 2⅜″cut once on the diagonal
- B12 squares 2″
Dark · Navy in the picture
16 star points, 8 triangles, 4 bars and 4 center squares
- A8 squares 2⅜″cut once on the diagonal
- C4 squares 2⅜″cut once on the diagonal
- E4 rectangles 3½″ × 2″
- B4 squares 2″
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.
- Make 8 half-square triangle units
Sew a Dark C triangle to a Background C triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Dark. Each measures 1¼″ (¾″ finished).
- Make 8 flying geese units
Sew a sky triangle to one short side of the goose triangle and press toward the sky; then the other. The goose’s point sits ¼″ below the top edge. Each measures 2″ × 1¼″ (1½″ × ¾″ finished).
- Make 1 four-patch unit
Sew the squares in pairs and press each pair’s seam toward the darker square. Join the pairs, turning one so the seams nest, and press the long seam open. Each measures 2″ (1½″ finished).
- Make 8 sections, 1¼″ × 2″
Sew a Background B square and a half-square triangle unit together in a column. Press toward the plain pieces. Each measures 1¼″ × 2″ (¾″ × 1½″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 2″
Sew a flying geese unit and a Dark E rectangle together in a column. Press toward the plain pieces. Each measures 2″ (1½″ finished).
- Sew the units and pieces into 5 rows
Lay out the units and pieces as in the picture and sew them into 5 rows. Press the seams in row 1 to the left, row 2 to the right, and so on, so they nest when the rows are joined.
- Join the rows
Join the 5 rows, matching and nesting the seams where they meet. Press the long seams open or to one side. The block measures 6½″ (6″ finished).
For the 9″ block. Choose another size above and these steps follow it.
- Make 8 half-square triangle units
Sew a Dark C triangle to a Background C triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Dark. Each measures 1⅝″ (1⅛″ finished).
- Make 8 flying geese units
Sew a sky triangle to one short side of the goose triangle and press toward the sky; then the other. The goose’s point sits ¼″ below the top edge. Each measures 2¾″ × 1⅝″ (2¼″ × 1⅛″ finished).
- Make 1 four-patch unit
Sew the squares in pairs and press each pair’s seam toward the darker square. Join the pairs, turning one so the seams nest, and press the long seam open. Each measures 2¾″ (2¼″ finished).
- Make 8 sections, 1⅝″ × 2¾″
Sew a Background B square and a half-square triangle unit together in a column. Press toward the plain pieces. Each measures 1⅝″ × 2¾″ (1⅛″ × 2¼″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 2¾″
Sew a flying geese unit and a Dark E rectangle together in a column. Press toward the plain pieces. Each measures 2¾″ (2¼″ finished).
- Sew the units and pieces into 5 rows
Lay out the units and pieces as in the picture and sew them into 5 rows. Press the seams in row 1 to the left, row 2 to the right, and so on, so they nest when the rows are joined.
- Join the rows
Join the 5 rows, matching and nesting the seams where they meet. Press the long seams open or to one side. The block measures 9½″ (9″ finished).
For the 12″ block. Choose another size above and these steps follow it.
- Make 8 half-square triangle units
Sew a Dark C triangle to a Background C triangle along their long edges. Press toward the Dark. Each measures 2″ (1½″ finished).
- Make 8 flying geese units
Sew a sky triangle to one short side of the goose triangle and press toward the sky; then the other. The goose’s point sits ¼″ below the top edge. Each measures 3½″ × 2″ (3″ × 1½″ finished).
- Make 1 four-patch unit
Sew the squares in pairs and press each pair’s seam toward the darker square. Join the pairs, turning one so the seams nest, and press the long seam open. Each measures 3½″ (3″ finished).
- Make 8 sections, 2″ × 3½″
Sew a Background B square and a half-square triangle unit together in a column. Press toward the plain pieces. Each measures 2″ × 3½″ (1½″ × 3″ finished).
- Make 4 sections, 3½″
Sew a flying geese unit and a Dark E rectangle together in a column. Press toward the plain pieces. Each measures 3½″ (3″ finished).
- Sew the units and pieces into 5 rows
Lay out the units and pieces as in the picture and sew them into 5 rows. Press the seams in row 1 to the left, row 2 to the right, and so on, so they nest when the rows are joined.
- Join the rows
Join the 5 rows, matching and nesting the seams where they meet. Press the long seams open or to one side. The block measures 12½″ (12″ finished).
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Questions
Short answers.
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What size should I make it?
Its 8 × 8 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 4″, 7″, 8″, 10″, 14″, 15″, 16″ 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 12 sections (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L), 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 an advanced block: 64 pieces in 5 different shapes and 24 points to match. Practise the hard seams on scraps first. We work the level out from the block’s own geometry, never by eye.