Previous Block of the Month:
Shooting
Star
Stitch this playful
block with your brightest fabrics.
Piecing "Shooting Star" is easy and
quick. Partial seaming makes it possible to sew spinning parts around a
center pieced square. Bright prints create a lively look in this block, but
it would also look great in plaids or solids. Make a block today, just for
fun!
BLOCK SIZE: 10" square
MATERIALS
- Pink print at least 6" x 10"
- Yellow print at least 12" square
- Blue print at least 6" x 12"
CUTTING
Dimensions include a 1/4" seam allowance.
- Cut 1: 3 3/8"
square, pink print, then cut it in quarters diagonally to yield 4
triangles. You will use 2.
- Cut 4: 3" squares, pink print
- Cut 4: A, yellow print
- Cut 1: 3 3/8" square, yellow print, then cut it in
quarters diagonally to yield 4 triangles. You will use 2.
- Cut 2: 5 7/8" squares, blue print, then cut them in
half diagonally to yield 4 triangles
DIRECTIONS
- Sew a pink print triangle to a yellow print
triangle to make a pieced triangle. Make 2.
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- Sew the pieced triangles together to make a
center square, as shown. Set it aside.
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- Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on
the wrong side of each 3" pink print square.
- Place a marked square on the right-angle corner
of a blue print triangle and sew on the drawn line, as shown.
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- Press the pink print square toward the corner,
aligning the edges. Open the square and trim the seam allowance 1/4"
beyond the stitching. Make 4.
- Sew a yellow print A to a pieced triangle, as
shown. Make 4.
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- Lay out the center square and pieced units, as
shown.
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- Place the center square on the upper left
pieced unit, right sides together and aligning the corners. Sew to
within 1/2" of the end of the center square, as shown, to make a
center section. Press the seam allowance toward the yellow print A.
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- Sew the center section to the upper right
pieced unit, as shown. Press the seam allowance toward the pieced
unit.
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- Sew the center section to the lower right
pieced unit, as shown.
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- Sew the center section to the lower left pieced
unit, as shown.
- Finish sewing the first seam to complete the
block.
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For the full-size pattern pieces for the
Shooting Star block, click here.
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