Many Pointed Star Quilt Block

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

• Gold: Cut FOUR (4) 2 1/2″ squares. (These are flanked on TWO (2) sides by the results of the Gold 2 7/8″ squares, as needed for this quilt block.)
• Gold: Cut FOUR (4) 2 7/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 2 7/8″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• Red: Cut TWO (2) 3 1/2″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will be flanked by the White
  2 7/8″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
• Red: Cut FOUR (4) 2 7/8″ 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 White 6 1/8″ square, which will create a Square in a Square, as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 6 1/8″ square. (This will be flanked by the Red 2 7/8″ squares. It will also be the center of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 2 1/2″ squares. (These will be the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 2 7/8″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Gold 2 7/8″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 2 7/8″ squares. (These will flank the results of the Red 3 1/2″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)

Many Pointed Star Quilt Block

Many Pointed Star Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Many Pointed Star 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.

Many Pointed Star Variation Quilt Block

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

• Green: Cut ONE (1) 4 1/2″ square. (This will be flanked by the results of the White 5 1/4″ square, which will create the first Square in a Square. It will be the center of this quilt block.)
• Green: Cut FOUR (4) 2 1/2″ squares. (These will be flanked by the results of the Green 2 7/8″ squares as needed for this quilt block.)
• Green: Cut FOUR (4) 2 7/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 2 7/8″ squares, which will create Eight (8) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• Purple: Cut FOUR (4) 2 7/8″ 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 5 1/4″ square, which will create the second Square in a Square, as needed for this quilt block.)
• Purple: Cut FOUR (4) 3 1/2″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will be flanked by the results of the White 2 7/8″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 2 1/2″ squares. (These will be the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 2 7/8″ 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 7/8″ squares, which will create Eight (8) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 2 7/8″ 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 Purple 3 1/2″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, 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 will end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These will flank the Green 4 1/2″ square, which will create the first Square in a Square. It will be the center of this quilt block.)

Many Pointed Star Variation Quilt Block

Many Pointed Star Variation Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Many Pointed Star 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.