Sawtooth star quilt block
A big centre square with four flying-geese star points and plain corners.
Confident beginner
Cutting chart
For one block. Sizes are cut sizes, ¼ in seams included.
8 in block
Background: 1 large square for flying geese 5¼ in
Dark: 4 small squares for flying geese 2⅞ in
Background: 4 squares 2½ in
Medium: 1 square 4½ in
12 in block
Background: 1 large square for flying geese 7¼ in
Dark: 4 small squares for flying geese 3⅞ in
Background: 4 squares 3½ in
Medium: 1 square 6½ in
16 in block
Background: 1 large square for flying geese 9¼ in
Dark: 4 small squares for flying geese 4⅞ in
Background: 4 squares 4½ in
Medium: 1 square 8½ in
How it goes together
Sew the pieces into 4 rows of 4 units, pressing the seams of each row the opposite way to the row above, then sew the rows together.
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