Star quilt blocks

A star block is points round a center. Most are pieced from units you already know: a Sawtooth Star’s points are flying geese, an Ohio Star’s are quarter-square triangles, and a Friendship Star’s are half-square triangles turned to spin. Get the points to meet the center and the star looks sharp; that is most of the skill.

Eight-point stars such as the Le Moyne Star and the Lone Star are different: their points are 45° diamonds, set in with Y seams or sewn from strip sets, and they are cut with a diamond ruler or templates. Each page below says which kind a star is, and what that means at the cutting table.