Hexagon quilt blocks

These blocks are drafted on 60° angles: a hexagon, the three diamonds of a Tumbling Block’s cube, and the six-pointed Hexagon Star. They tile without squares, so they go in a hexagon layout, not side by side in rows.

Hexagons are often sewn by hand over papers (English paper piecing); diamonds and hexagons can also be cut from strips with a 60° ruler. Each page says which sizes cut on the ruler, measured across the hexagon’s flats.