Quilt block · Stars · Advanced
Worlds Without End quilt block
Four quarters of long-pointed stars, two in dark on light and two in light on dark, each quarter four units cut corner to corner with a small diamond at its center.
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
16 triangles, 8 small triangles and 8 long triangles
- B8 squares 2⅛″then cut with template B
- A16 rectangles 2⅛″ × 1⅝″then cut with template A
- C4 squares 1⅜″cut once on the diagonal
Dark · Navy in the picture
16 triangles, 8 small triangles and 8 long triangles
- B8 squares 2⅛″then cut with template B
- A16 rectangles 2⅛″ × 1⅝″then cut with template A
- C4 squares 1⅜″cut once on the diagonal
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 Worlds Without End’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
16 triangles, 8 small triangles and 8 long triangles
- B8 squares 2⅞″then cut with template B
- A16 rectangles 2⅞″ × 2⅛″then cut with template A
- C4 squares 1⅝″cut once on the diagonal
Dark · Navy in the picture
16 triangles, 8 small triangles and 8 long triangles
- B8 squares 2⅞″then cut with template B
- A16 rectangles 2⅞″ × 2⅛″then cut with template A
- C4 squares 1⅝″cut once on the diagonal
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 Worlds Without End’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
16 triangles, 8 small triangles and 8 long triangles
- B8 squares 3⅝″then cut with template B
- A16 rectangles 3⅝″ × 2⅝″then cut with template A
- C4 squares 1⅞″cut once on the diagonal
Dark · Navy in the picture
16 triangles, 8 small triangles and 8 long triangles
- B8 squares 3⅝″then cut with template B
- A16 rectangles 3⅝″ × 2⅝″then cut with template A
- C4 squares 1⅞″cut once on the diagonal
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 Worlds Without End’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 8 corner triangles
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Dark C triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Background C triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Dark A triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle. Each measures 2″ (1½″ finished).
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Background A triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle. Each measures 2″ (1½″ finished).
- Sew the units into 4 rows
Lay out the units as in the picture and sew them into 4 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 4 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.
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Dark C triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Background C triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Dark A triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle. Each measures 2¾″ (2¼″ finished).
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Background A triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle. Each measures 2¾″ (2¼″ finished).
- Sew the units into 4 rows
Lay out the units as in the picture and sew them into 4 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 4 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.
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Background B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Dark B triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Dark C triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Background C triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle.
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Dark A triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle. Each measures 3½″ (3″ finished).
- Add 8 corner triangles
Sew the Background A triangle across the corner, along its long edge, and press toward the triangle. Each measures 3½″ (3″ finished).
- Sew the units into 4 rows
Lay out the units as in the picture and sew them into 4 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 4 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 24 × 24 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 10 sections (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J), 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 3 different shapes and 17 points to match. Practise the hard seams on scraps first. We work the level out from the block’s own geometry, never by eye.