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Patched Friendship Star Block Tutorial

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Kim Lapacek, artist & dreamer

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PATCHED FRIENDSHIP STAR BLOCK TUTORIAL

One of the earliest things I learned in my quilting carrier was a really cool way to make a four patch block. Now – you could just cut out all the squares and sew them together to make a four patch or you could use the following method.

CUTTING INSTRUCTIONS

I used Alphabitties from the Fat Quarter Shop to help me with this tutorial.

Fabric A (I used a navy blue dandelion print)

(1) 7.0″ square (2) 4.0″ squares

Fabric B (a white floral print)

(1) 7.0″ square (2) 4.0″ squares

Fabric C (landscape print)

(4) 3.5″ x 6.5″ rectangles

Fabric D (lime green print)

(4) 3.5″ squares

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DIRECTIONS

Construct a Four Patch Unit

Place a 7.0″ square of Fabric A and a 7.0″ square of Fabric B right sides together. On both edges of the blocks sew a 1/4-inch seam as indicated by the solid line drawn.

Cut the 7.0″ square in half parallel to the sewn seams – you will be left with two 3.5″ x 7.0″ rectangles.

Set your seams and then press towards the darker fabric.

Place your squares right sides together so Fabric A is against Fabric B. The seams will match in the middle – I just offset the squares so you could see how they should go together.


Sew a 1/4″ seam on both sides of the square – perpendicular to the first seam as shown by the solid line.

Cut the square in half – you will be left with two 3.5″ x 6.5″ rectangles. Press to one side. (Either side in this case is just fine!)

This will give you two 6.5″ four patch squares. BUT you only need one for this

block so pick which one prefer to use and put the other one aside for a future project.

I personally feel like the busier the better for my quilts so I picked the four patch with the most crazy dandelion print.

Next – repeat the process for making a four patch with the two 4.0″ fabric A blocks and the two 4.0″ fabric B blocks. This will make the four 3.5″ four patches needed.


CONSTRUCT A HALF GOOSE UNIT

Place a 3.5″ square of Fabric D right sides together on the right side of a Fabric C rectangle. If your fabric has a directional print I’d recommend flipping it at this point so it’s upside down. On the wrong side of Fabric D draw a line from corner to corner. Sew directly on this line. Trim a quarter-inch outside the line you just stitched – right where I drew a dashed line.

Now – this isn’t mandatory but I recommend sewing the triangles that were trimmed off right side together with a quarter inch seam as indicated on the solid line. This will gave you the start of a half-square triangle which will either be useful later in this quilt along OR you can use it to make other quilt blocks.

Press towards Fabric D on the half goose. Press the bonus half square triangle whichever way you please.

Repeat to make four half goose rectangles.


PIECE THE PATCHED FRIENDSHIP

STAR

Layout all the pieces you’ve made as shown above.

Blocks

• E, G, K and M – 3.5″ four patch squares

• F, H, J and L – 3.5″ x 6.5″ half goose rectangles

• I – 6.5″ four patch square

Sew unit F to unit E, unit I to unit H and unit L to unit K.

Sew these units together with a quarter inch seam.

Press towards the half goose units.

Sew unit G to unit EF, unit J to unit HI and unit M to unit KL.

Sew these units together with a quarter inch seam.

Press towards the half goose units.

Sew the EFG strip to the top of strip HIJ.

Sew together with a quarter inch seam. Press towards strip EFG


Sew the KLM strip to the bottom of strip E-J. Sew together with a quarter-inch seam and press towards strip KLM.

And that’s it! You now have a 12.5″ Patched Friendship Star! I hope you enjoyed making this fun little block and maybe learned a fun new way to sew four patches together!

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