Mountain Star Quilt Block
Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):
- Green: Cut EIGHT (8) 2 3/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 2 3/8″ squares, which will create SIXTEEN (16) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
- Green: Cut FOUR (4) 2 3/8″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the results of the White 4 1/4″ square, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
- Green: Cut SIX (6) 2 3/8″ squares. (These are paired with the results of the White 2 3/8″ squares which will create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles. They’ll also help create the center of this quilt block.)
- Green: Cut TWO (2) 5 3/8″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the center section of this quilt block which will create ONE (1) Square in a Square.)
- White: Cut FOUR (4) 2″ squares. (These are the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
- White: Cut ONE (1) 2 5/8″ square. (This is the center of this quilt block. It’s flanked by the Quarter-Square Triangles.)
- White: Cut FOUR (4) 2 5/8″ squares. (These are paired with the Quarter-Square Triangles & will help create the center of this quilt block.)
- White: Cut EIGHT (8) 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 Green 2 3/8″ squares, which will create SIXTEEN (16) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
- White: Cut TWO (2) 2 3/8″ 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 Green 2 3/8″ squares which will create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles. They’ll also help create the center of this quilt block.)
- White: 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 flanked by the results of the Green
2 3/8″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
Mountain Star Quilt Block Diagram
Mountain Star Quilt
If you make TWELVE (12) “Mountain 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.
Mountain Star Variation Quilt Block
Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):
- Blue: Cut EIGHT (8) 2 3/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 2 3/8″ squares, which will create SIXTEEN (16) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
- Blue: Cut FOUR (4) 2 3/8″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the results of the White 4 1/4″ square, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
- Blue: Cut SIX (6) 2 3/8″ squares. (These are paired with the results of the White 2 3/8″ squares which will create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles. They’ll also help create the center of this quilt block.)
- Blue: Cut ONE (1) 2 3/8″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles. (These are paired with the results of the White
2 3/8″ square which will create ONE (1) Quarter-Square Triangle. They’ll be the the very center of this quilt block.) - Blue: Cut TWO (2) 5 3/8″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the center section of this quilt block which will create ONE (1) Square in a Square.)
- White: Cut FOUR (4) 2″ squares. (These are the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
- White: Cut EIGHT (8) 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 Blue 2 3/8″ squares, which will create SIXTEEN (16) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
- White: Cut TWO (2) 2 3/8″ 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 Blue 2 3/8″ squares which will create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles. They’ll also help create the center of this quilt block.)
- White: Cut ONE (1) 2 3/8″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles. (These are paired with the results of the Blue 2 3/8″ square which will create ONE (1) Quarter-Square Triangle. They’ll be the the very center of this quilt block.)
- White: 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 flanked by the results of the Blue
2 3/8″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
Mountain Star Variation Quilt Block Diagram
Mountain Star Variation Quilt
If you make TWELVE (12) “Mountain 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.
