Midnight Star Quilt Block

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

• Blue: Cut FOUR (4) 4 1/2″ squares. (These are the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
• Blue: Cut ONE (1) 5 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (TWO (2) of these are paired with the results of the White 5 1/4″ square, which will create ONE (1) Quarter-Square Triangle. Which will be the center of this quilt block. The remaining TWO (2) are paired with the results of the Dark Blue
  5 1/4″ square, which will create TWO (2) more Square in a Squares, as needed for this quilt block.)
• Dark Blue: Cut ONE (1) 5 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 White 5 1/4″ square, which will create TWO (2) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• Dark Blue: Cut ONE (1) 5 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 White 5 1/4″ square, & the results of the Blue 5 1/4″ square, which will create TWO (2) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 5 1/4″ squares. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (TWO (2) of these are paired with the results of the Navy Blue 5 1/4″ square, which will create TWO (2) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 5 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (TWO (2) are paired with the results of the Blue
  5 1/4″ square, which will create ONE (1) Quarter-Square Triangle, that’s the center of this quilt block. The remaining TWO (2) are paired with the results of the Navy Blue 5 1/4″ square & the White 5 1/4″ square. Which will create TWO (2) more Square in a Square’s for this quilt block.)

Midnight Star Quilt Block Diagram

Midnight Star Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Midnight 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.

Midnight Star Variation Quilt Block

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

• Blue: Cut TWO (2) 5″ squares. (These are paired with the White 5″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
• Blue: Cut ONE (1) 5 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (TWO (2) of these are paired with the results of the White 5 1/4″ square, which will create ONE (1) Quarter-Square Triangle & it’ll be the center of this quilt block. The remaining TWO (2) are paired with the results of the Dark Blue 5 1/4″ square & the White 5 1/4″ square. Which will create TWO (2) Square in a Square’s for this quilt block.)
• Dark Blue: Cut TWO (2) 5 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. (TWO (2) of these are paired with the results of the White 5 1/4″ square, which will create ONE (1) Square in a Square, which will be the center of this quilt block. The remaining TWO (2) will be paired with the results of the Dark Blue 5 1/4″ square & the White 5 1/4″ square. Which will create TWO (2) additional Square in a Square’s for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut TWO (2) 5″ squares. On the back side of each square draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Blue 5″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 5 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (TWO (2) of these are paired with the results of the Blue 5 1/4″ square, which will create ONE (1) Quarter-Square Triangle, it’ll also be the center of this quilt block. The remaining TWO (2) are paired with the results of the Dark Blue
  5 1/4″ square & the results of the Blue 5 1/4″ square, which will create TWO (2) additional Quarter-Square Triangle’s, for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 5 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 Dark Blue 5 1/4″ squares, which will create TWO (2) Quarter-Square Triangle’s, for this quilt block.)

Midnight Star Variation Quilt Block Diagram

Midnight Star Variation Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Midnight 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.