Amish Star Quilt Block Pattern

The artisans who design our quilts start with a common amish quilt pattern.

Amish star quilt block pattern.

If you are making a whole. Using diagram ii as a placement guide sew 2 pieced squares to 2 navy 2 1 2 squares. Modern basket quilt block tutorial. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of.

Mark and cut the color 2 and color 3 2 1 2 x 20 strips into eight 2 1 2 squares of each. 9 finished quilt block. The lone star pattern s many small diamonds make it an ideal way to use up small scraps of fabric. Assemble your amish star.

The slight irregularity in these simple quilt blocks adds a breath of fresh air to the finished quilt creating a dizzying design of squares within squares. The amish star uses simple patches to make this easy quilt block. Amish star quilt block step 1. Assemble the units corners make 4 we use 8 at a time method to make our eight hsts.

Cut patches for an amish star amish star design sample block. They then choose quality colorful fabrics to arrange into an eye catching masterpiece. This is a six patch block as it is designed on a 6 x 6 grid that is constructed in chunks as a nine patch. Background fabric 1 cut 8 squares 2 cut 4 squares 2 and bisect on one diagonal cut 1 square 4 and bisect on both diagonals.

Preparing the pieces and sewing the block first mark and cut the color 1 and color 3 2 1 2 x 18 strips into four 2 1 2 x 4 1 2 rectangles of each. Fabric 2 cut 4 squares 2 and bisect on one diagonal cut 4 rectangles 2 x 3. Free quilt block pattern. On the wrong side of 2 7 8 gold print fabric draw diagonal line with the marking tool of your choice.

The centre of the block is actually another pieced block called the sawtooth star. Lone star quilt pattern star quilts are popular with quilters everywhere including amish quilters. The diamonds are arranged to give the quilt the feeling that light radiates from the center of the star out to the corners of the quilt. Fabric 3 cut 1 square 3 cut 4 squares 2 and bisect on one diagonal how to notes.

Amish star quilt block pattern. Amish star step 1. 6 finished 6 unfinished two fabrics are all.