Buttons & Bows Star Quilt Block

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

• Teal: Cut ONE (1) 6 1/2″ square. (This is the center of this quilt block. It’s paired with the Aqua 2 3/8″ squares which will create FOUR (4) Snowball Corners.)
• Aqua: Cut FOUR (4) 2 3/8″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Teal 6 1/2″ square & will create FOUR (4) Snowball corners. They’ll also help create the center of this quilt block.)
• Aqua: Cut TWO (2) 3 7/8″ squares. (These are paired with the Lt. Blue 3 7/8″ squares & will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
• Aqua: Cut ONE (1) 4 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These are paired with the results of the Dk. Blue 4 1/4″ squares & they’re also paired with the results of the Lt. Blue 4 1/4″ square. All together they’ll create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles as needed for this quilt block.)
• Lt. Blue: Cut TWO (2) 3 7/8″ squares. (These are paired with the Aqua 3 7/8″ squares & will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
• Lt. Blue: Cut EIGHT (8) 2″ squares. (These are paired with the Lt. Blue & Dk. Blue little Half-Square Triangles as needed for this quilt block.)
• Lt. Blue: Cut FOUR (4) 2 3/8″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Dk. Blue 2 3/8″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• Lt. Blue: Cut ONE (1) 4 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These are paired with the results of the Dk. Blue 4 1/4″ squares & they’re also paired with the results of the Aqua 4 1/4″ square. All together they’ll create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles as needed for this quilt block.)
• Dk. Blue: Cut FOUR (4) 2 3/8″ squares. (These are paired with the Lt. Blue 2 3/8″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• Dk. Blue: Cut TWO (2) 4 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 Lt. Blue 4 1/4″ square & they’re also paired with the results of the Aqua 4 1/4″ square. All together they’ll create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles as needed for this quilt block.)

Buttons & Bows Star Quilt Block Diagram

Buttons & Bows Star Quilt

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

Buttons & Bows Star Variation Quilt Block

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

• Purple: Cut ONE (1) 6 1/2″ square. (This is the center of this quilt block. It’s paired with the Lt. Blue 2 3/8″ squares which will create FOUR (4) Snowball Corners.)
• Purple: Cut TWO (2) 3 7/8″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These are paired with the results of the Lt. Blue 4 1/4″ squares, they’re also paired with the results of the Purple 4 1/4″ squares, which create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
• Purple: Cut ONE (1) 4 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These are paired with the results of the Lt. Blue
  4 1/4″ square & they’re also paired with the results of the Lt. Purple 4 1/4″ square. All together they’ll create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles as needed for this quilt block.)
• Lt. Purple: Cut FOUR (4) 2 3/8″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Dk. Purple 6 1/2″ square & will create FOUR (4) Snowball Corners. They’ll also help create the center of this quilt block.)
• Lt. Blue: Cut EIGHT (8) 2″ squares. (These are paired with the Lt. Blue & Dk. Purple little Half-Square Triangles as needed for this quilt block.)
• Lt. Blue: Cut FOUR (4) 2 3/8″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Dk. Purple 2 3/8″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• Lt. Blue: Cut ONE (1) 4 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These are paired with the results of the Dk. Purple 4 1/4″ square & they’re also paired with the results of the Lt. Purple 4 1/4″ square. All together they’ll create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles as needed for this quilt block.)
• Lt. Purple: Cut FOUR (4) 2 3/8″ squares. (These are paired with the Lt. Blue 2 3/8″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• Lt. Purple: Cut ONE (1) 4 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These are paired with the results of the Lt. Blue 4 1/4″ square. Then they’re paired with the results of the Purple 3 7/8″ squares. All together they’ll create FOUR (4) Split Quarter-Square Triangles & they’ll be the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
• Lt. Purple: Cut ONE (1) 4 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These are paired with the results of the Lt. Blue 4 1/4″ square & they’re also paired with the results of the Aqua 4 1/4″ square. All together they’ll create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles as needed for this quilt block.)
• Dk. Purple: Cut FOUR (4) 2 3/8″ squares. (These are paired with the Lt. Blue 2 3/8″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• Dk. Purple: Cut TWO (2) 4 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 Lt. Blue 4 1/4″ square & they’re also paired with the results of the Lt. Purple 4 1/4″ square. All together they’ll create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles as needed for this quilt block.)

Buttons & Bows Star Variation Quilt Block Diagram

Buttons & Bows Star Variation Quilt

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