5″ x 5″ squares – sometimes called Charm Squares or 5″ Stackers 10 x 10″ Squares – sometimes called Layer Cakes or 10″ Stackers and 2½”x Width of Fabric (42″) Strips – sometimes called Rolie Polie’s or Jelly Rolls. These bundles of fabric come in three most common sizes. I hope you've enjoyed this Two Color quilt block tutorial. If you liked this post and want to see more quilting tutorials like this, simply click here to sign up for my newsletter and also receive a free PDF quilt pattern called "Chained Weathervane".Fabric collection “Precuts” are one of my favorite inventions of the fabric industry in the past 20 years. I really enjoyed sewing this block together - not too many steps and not too difficult - and it's a beautiful star! The pieced sashing strips and cornerstones come together to make a Friendship Star in between the blocks. Here's the above layout but with a narrow sashing and cornerstones added. Oooh, I bet some appliqued flowers would look great on this layout. It never ceases to amaze me how different a block looks when set on point! This layout reminds me of a trellis. Here's an example of the block put on point. Here I added some color to the sashing and cornerstones. I put a little pinwheel in the cornerstone but it's so small, it's hard to see. In this layout, I've added in sashing and cornerstones. Where the four gray squares meet could be a great spot for some fancy quilting! Now sew the three rows together, nesting the seam allowances so you get nice intersections where the seams meet.įinally, press the seam allowances toward the center of the block as shown in the picture below. ![]() Press the seam allowances away from the Star Point units as shown in the picture below. Lay out the Pinwheel unit, the Star Point units, and the four Light/Gray 4.5" squares as shown below.įrom here the block goes together like a typical Nine Patch block. Repeat for a total of four Star Point units. It can be a bit tricky to get a nice point in the v shape - just take your time and remember it doesn't have to be perfect! Press the seam allowance toward the Medium/Purple unit as shown in the picture below. Match up one Step 4 unit and one Step 5 unit and sew together. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 so you have a total of four units of each orientation and color as shown in the picture below. Now you'll repeat Step 4 only changing the orientation of the marked line on the back of the Light/Gray square and using the Medium/Purple 2.5" x 4.5" rectangle as shown below. This is basically half of a Flying Geese block. Refold and you have one unit completed (fourth image). Unfold and trim away the excess seam allowance (third image). Fold the square along the sewn line, match up the corners and press (second image). ![]() Mark a diagonal line from corner to corner on the back of a Light/Gray 2.5 square and sew it to a Dark/Green 2.5" x 4.5" rectangle following the marked line (first image). I used the tweak/twirl/furl method for pressing my seam allowances. You can find my tutorial for making a basic Pinwheel block at. Sew the Half Square Triangles together to make a Pinwheel unit. Lay out the Step 1 Half Square Triangle units as shown below. You can find a detailed tutorial for making Half Square Triangles at. Press the seam allowances toward the Dark/Purple fabric. Sew together four Half Square Triangle units using the Dark/Green 3" squares and the Dark/Purple 3" squares as shown in the picture below. Sewing Directions: Pinwheel Unit: Step 1:
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