OHIO STAR BLOCK
Use scraps of fabric to make the block.
Cutting Instructions:
Cut 4-4 1/2" Squares of the Dark Fabric
Cut 1-4 1/2" Squares of the Light Fabric
Cut 2-5 1/4" Squares of the Dark Fabric
Cut 2-5 1/4 " Squares of the Light Fabric
Sewing Instructions:
Draw a line diagonally on the 2-5 1/4" of Light Fabric
Place one 5 1/4" Square of the light fabric on top of the 5 1/4" dark fabric and sew 1/4" on each side of the line. Do that with the other 5 1/4" light and dark square. After you have sewed along each side of the line, cut on the line in the middle to cut it in half . You should have 2 sections for each square.
I'am sewing down along each side of the line on the two pieces.
I'am cuttin along the line, then will have two seperate little blocks.
Press and cut off the rabbit ears( end pieces). Mark diagonally (corner to corner) on two blocks. Put two blocks together alternating the light and dark on top of each other. Again sew down 1/4" on each side of the marked line. Do the same with the other two block. Cut on the marked line. Press.
Position the sections like it shows in the above photo.
Do assembly line method. Sew the first 2 patches together in the first two rows without cutting any threads.
Keeping the threads together add on the final blocks of the row three, and sew them, without cutting any threads.
The final row is sewed on without doing any clipping. Now take it to the ironing board and press. First press the wrong side, alternating the seams so they will all lock together. Then final press on top. Then take to your machine again to sew the rows togethre that attatched..
Block is pressed and still locked together with the stitches. Take it to the machine for the final stitching.
!st 2 Rows sewed on.
Final row sewed on.
Block completed. Congradulations!
You can make two different blocks and alternate them like the ones in this quilt, even though in the photo are pinwheel blocks. I will be showing you how to make a pinwheel block later.
But you can just alternate this one block, using 2 different fabrics in each block, then putting them together like it shows in the photo.
Quilt I made just alternating the same block, but 2 different fabrics in each block. 15 blocks (3 accross, 5 down) makes such a nice twin size. Add a 9" border ( you can also split up the border into two different fabrics (like 4" of one fabric and 5" of another, instead of making the border one solid fabric.
Happy Qulting!
