Shady Pine Star Quilt Block

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

• Lt. Blue: Cut TWELVE (12) 2 1/2″ squares. (These are paired with the White 2 1/2″ squares. They’re also paired with the Blue/White Half-Square Triangles. In addition they’re paired with the Blue 2 1/2″ squares. Once sewn together they’ll create FOUR (4) Nine-Patches. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
• Lt. Blue: Cut THREE (3) 5 3/8″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. Will yield FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These triangles are flanked by the results of the Blue 3 1/4″ squares which will create TWELVE (12) Flying Geese.)
• Lt. Blue: Cut ONE (1) 3 3/8″ square. (This is the center of this quilt block. It’s flanked by the results of the Blue 3 1/4″ squares which will create ONE (1) Square in a Square.)
• Blue: Cut EIGHT (8) 2 1/2″ squares. (These are paired with the Lt. Blue 2 1/2″ squares. They’re also paired with the White 2 1/2″ squares. In addition they’re paired with the Blue/White Half-Square Triangles. Once sewn together they’ll create FOUR (4) Nine-Patches. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
• Blue: Cut TWO (2) 3 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. Will yield TWO (2) triangles per square. (These triangles will flank the Lt. Blue 3 3/8″ square that’s in the center of this quilt block. Once sewn together they’ll create ONE (1) Square in a Square.)
• Blue: Cut FOUR (4) 3 1/4″ squares. (These are paired with the White 3 1/4″ squares which will create EIGHT (8) Half-Square Triangles. (These are paired with the Lt. Blue 2 1/2″ squares. They’re also paired with the White 2 1/2″ squares. In addition they’re paired with the Blue 2 1/2″ squares. Once sewn together they’ll create FOUR (4) Nine-Patches. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
• Blue: Cut TWELVE (12) 3 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. Will yield TWO (2) triangles per square. (These triangles will flank the results of the Lt. Blue 5 3/8″ squares which will create EIGHT (8) Flying Geese.)
• White: Cut EIGHT (8) 2 1/2″ squares. (These are paired with the Lt. Blue 2 1/2″ squares. They’re also paired with the Blue 2 1/2″ squares. In addition they’re paired with the Blue/White Half-Square Triangles. Once sewn together they’ll create FOUR (4) Nine-Patches. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 3 1/4″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Blue 3 1/4″ squares which will create EIGHT (8) Half-Square Triangles. They’re paired with the Lt. Blue 2 1/2″ squares. They’re also paired with the Blue 2 1/2″ squares. In addition they’re paired with the White 2 1/2″ squares. Once sewn together they’ll create FOUR (4) Nine-Patches. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)

Shady Pine Star Quilt Block Diagram

Shady Pine Star Quilt

Sew TWELVE (12) “Shady Pine Star Quilt Blocks” to end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished & 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.

Shady Pine Star Variation Quilt Block

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

• Lt. Green: Cut TWELVE (12) 2 1/2″ squares. (These are paired with the White 2 1/2″ squares. They’re also paired with the Lt. Green/White Half-Square Triangles. In addition they’re paired with the Green 2 1/2″ squares. Once sewn together they’ll create FOUR (4) Nine-Patches. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
• Lt. Green: Cut TWELVE (12) 3 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. Will yield TWO (2) triangles per square. (These triangles will flank the results of the Lt. Blue 5 3/8″ squares which will create EIGHT (8) Flying Geese.)
• Lt. Green: Cut FOUR (4) 3 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. Will yield TWO (2) triangles per square. (These triangles will flank the results of the Green 5 3/8″ squares which will create TWELVE (12) Flying Geese.)
• Green: Cut TWELVE (12) 2 1/2″ squares. (These are paired with the White 2 1/2″ squares. They’re also paired with the Lt. Green/White Half-Square Triangles. Once sewn together they’ll create FOUR (4) Nine-Patches. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
• Green: Cut TWO (2) 3 1/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. Will yield TWO (2) triangles per square. (These triangles will flank the Lt. Blue 3 3/8″ square that’s in the center of this quilt block. Once sewn together they’ll create ONE (1) Square in a Square.)
• Green: Cut FOUR (4) 3 1/4″ squares. (These are paired with the White 3 1/4″ squares which will create EIGHT (8) Half-Square Triangles. Then they’re paired with the Lt. Green 2 1/2″ squares. They’re also paired with the Green 2 1/2″ squares. In addition they’re paired with the White 2 1/2″ squares. Once they’re all sewn together they’ll create FOUR (4) Nine-Patches. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
• Green: Cut ONE (1) 3 1/8″ square. (This is the center of this quilt block. It’s flanked by the results of the Lt. Green 3 1/4″ squares which will create ONE (1) Square in a Square.)
• Green: Cut THREE (3) 5 3/8″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. Will yield FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These triangles are flanked by the results of the Lt. Green 3 1/4″ squares. Which will create TWELVE (12) Flying Geese.)
• White: Cut EIGHT (8) 2 1/2″ squares. (These are paired with the Lt. Green 2 1/2″ squares. They’re also paired with the Green 2 1/2″ squares. In addition they’re paired with the Lt. Green/White Half-Square Triangles. Once sewn together they’ll create FOUR (4) Nine-Patches. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 3 1/4″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Lt. Green 3 1/4″ squares which will create EIGHT (8) Half-Square Triangles. They’re paired with the Lt. Green
  2 1/2″ squares. They’re also paired with the Green 2 1/2″ squares. In addition they’re paired with the White 2 1/2″ squares. Once sewn together they’ll create FOUR (4) Nine-Patches. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 3 1/4″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Green 3 1/4″ squares which will create EIGHT (8) Half-Square Triangles. They’re paired with the Lt. Green/White Half-Square Triangles. They’re also paired with the Lt. Green 2 1/2″ squares. In addition they’re paired with the Green 2 1/2″ squares. Plus they’re paired with the White 2 1/2″ squares. Once sewn together they’ll create FOUR (4) Nine-Patches. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)

Shady Pine Star Variation Quilt Block Diagram

Shady Pine Star Variation Quilt

Sew TWELVE (12) “Shady Pine Star Variation Quilt Blocks” to end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished & 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.