Blocks & Stars Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):

• Blue: Cut FOUR (4) 3 1/2″ squares. (These will be flanked by the results of the White 3″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Snowball Corner portion’s of this quilt block.)
• Yellow: Cut ONE (1) 3 1/2″ square. (This will be flanked by the results of the White 3″ square, which will create ONE (1) Snowball Corner. It’ll also be the center of this quilt block.)
• Yellow: Cut TWO (2) 5 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These are paired with the results of the White 5 1/4″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut TWO (2) 3″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the Yellow 3 1/2″ square, which will create ONE (1) Snowball Corner. It’ll also help create the center of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut EIGHT (8) 3″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the Blue 3 1/2″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Snowball Corner portion’s of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut TWO 5 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These are paired with the results of the Yellow 5 1/4″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)

Blocks & Stars Quilt Block Diagram

Blocks & Stars Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Blocks & Stars Quilt Blocks,” you will end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished, 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.

Blocks & Stars Variation Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):

• Light Blue: Cut TEN (10) 3″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the results of the White 3 1/4″ squares, which will create the second Square in a Square portion’s of this quilt block.)
• Light Green: Cut FIVE (5) 2 1/2″ squares. (These are flanked by the results of the White 3 1/4″ squares, which will create the first Square in a Square portion’s of this quilt block.)
• Light Green: Cut TWO (2) 5 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These are paired with the results of the White 5 1/4″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FIVE (5) 3 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the Light Green
  2 1/2″ squares, which will create the first Square in a Square portion’s of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut TWO (2) 5 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These are paired with the results of the Light Green 5 1/4″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)

Blocks & Stars Variation Quilt Block Diagram

Blocks & Stars Variation Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Blocks & Stars Variation Quilt Blocks,” you will end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished, 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.