How to sew Amish Star, which uses no-waste flying geese and half square triangles.
Showing posts with label Quilt Block. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quilt Block. Show all posts
Exploding Star Quilt Block Tutorial & Pattern
This month we are making the Exploding Star, which uses no-waste flying geese, half square triangles, and has an economy block in the middle.
Friendship Star Quilt Block Tutorial
How to Make a Perfect Friendship Star Quilt.
The Friendship Star Quilt block is a great place to start when learning to quilt. It's really only a simple nine patch block with a few half square.
Sawtooth Star Quilt Block Tutorial
It’s another simple summer-friendly block this month, made with squares and flying geese – the sawtooth star.
Another Star Quilt Block Tutorial
This time we are making the Another Star (yes, it really is called that). We will make two 12 inch blocks and sash them to 18.5 inches (unfinished).
Double Star Quilt Block Tutorial
This month we are making the Double Star, a nice straightforward block made up of squares and half-square triangles (HSTs).
Album Star Quilt Block Tutorial
Welcome back to the Star Block of the Month! This month we are making the Album Star, which uses no-waste flying geese with a snowball block in the centre.
LeMoyne Star Quilt Block Pattern & Tutorial
Welcome to the Star Block of the Month! We are starting off with a nice, straightforward block made with half-square triangles (HSTs) – the Lemoyne Star.
Star Puzzle Quilt Block
Star Puzzle Quilt Block. Free Sewing Pattern and Tutorial. This block is made up entirely of half-square triangles, and we will be making two 12 inch blocks (12.5 inches unfinished), without sashing. This diagram gives you the arrangement of colours in the block.
Migrating Geese Quilt Block Tutorial
Migration - a bee block. This 16” square block is made of three sizes of flying geese (1 x 2”, 2 x 4”, and 4 x 8” finished). Use the stitch-and-flip method to make four of the tiny geese, 19 medium geese and three large geese (and an extra reverse goose as a siggy block).
Friendship Hexagon Block Tutorial
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Friendship Hexagon Mini - traditional Friendship Star block.
Want to make your own Friendship Hexagon block? Here's a super easy tutorial to follow for a 12.5" unfinished block.
Double Flip Half-Square Triangle Tutorial
This sophisticated cousin of the half-square triangle unit can be used in any half-square triangle block you can think of, and is made quite simply. Starting with a half-square triangle unit, you add a smaller square and sew along the diagonal using a stitch-and-flip technique, much like you use in improvisational piecing.
Patchwork Wheel Block Tutorial
This super easy block tutorial shows exactly how I made the lovely mini. I made four of these blocks, and you'll see when you stitch these blocks together, they create a gorgeous, interlocked look.
Flying Geese Quilt Block Tutorial - Two Methods
Just as there are several different ways to make half-square triangles, there's several ways to do flying geese. I'll show you the two methods I use most often, and you can decide how you'd like to make yours for your quilt.
Giant Granny Square Quilt Block Tutorial
The block above used 4" squares for all the patterned blocks and 4"x4.5" blocks for the white blocks. I looked at several other tutorials for Granny Square Quilt Blocks and the consensus seems to be that adding the length on the outside blocks ensures you have enough to trim a true 1/4" seam allowance around the edges. Seemed a bit strange but I did have a generous amount to square up with so I like it.
No Waste Flying Geese Blocks Formula
I finished up my March blocks and I'll be honest, it was WAY more of a struggle than it should have been. We were asked to make 12" Sawtooth Star blocks - easy right?
I would have said yes before I decided to use the no waste method of making the flying geese blocks, which I had used before and loved but this time made me want to cry.
Square-in-a-Square Quilt Block Tutorial
I love the Square-in-a-Square block for its simplicity, but it’s also terrific for learning to handle bias edges, and practicing great points. It’s also one of my favorites for using novelty or feature fabrics in the centers.
Star Crossed Quilt Block Tutorial
This block has been called many things over the years, dating as far back as 1907, from a Friendship block to a Hearth and Home block, but I think Star Crossed might be a better name for it, so that's what I'm calling it.
String Quilt Block Tutorial
String blocks are a great way to use up scraps, and my recent quilt finish incorporated two different kinds of string blocks that made a heart shape when put together.
Cathedral Star Block Tutorial
I'm going to show you how to make a Cathedral Star block, using two different kinds of units: a faux cathedral window for the center and "cathedral" geese for the star points.
