Hello! Welcome to the Curlicue Creations Star Quilt Block of the Month Tutorial Series. This month brings us to block #7, Evening Star. If you need to catch up, the first six tutorials are located in the Star Block of the Month Tutorials tab section at the upper right hand corner of the blog. All blocks in this series finish at 12" square. All seam allowances are 1/4".
Evening Star - Block #7
I used four fabrics for this block. Left to right they are Lilac, Dark Purple, Pink, and Light Pink. These fabrics are from Robert Kaufman's Artisan Batiks line and the Jennifer Sampou Studio Stash line.
Cutting Instructions:
Lilac: Cut 4 ea. 3-1/2" squares A
Cut 8 ea. half-square triangles B from 4 ea. 3-7/8" squares
Dark Purple: Cut 8 ea. 2-3/8" squares C
Cut 8 ea. half-square triangles D from 4 ea. 2-3/8" squares
Pink: Cut 8 ea. 2-3/8" squares C
Cut 8 ea. half-square triangles D from 4 ea. 2-3/8" squares
Light Pink: Cut 8 ea. 2-3/8" squares C
Sewing the Evening Star Block
(All seam allowances are 1/4")
Step 1: Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the reverse side of all the Light Pink 2-3/8" squares C. Pair them right sides together with four of the Dark Purple 2-3/8" squares C and four of the Pink 2-3/8" squares C.
Sew 1/4" away from the line on both sides.
Cut on the drawn lines.
Open out, and press.
You should have eight each Light Pink/Dark Purple half-square triangle units and eight each Light Pink/Pink half-square triangle units. Each unit should measure 2" square.
Step 2: Use the same method as step 1, and the remaining four Dark Purple 2-3/8" squares C and four Pink 2-3/8" squares C to sew eight each Dark Purple/Pink half-square triangle units.
Step 3: Sew one of the Dark Purple/Pink half-square triangle units to one of the Light Pink/Dark Purple half-square triangle units as shown.
Sew one of the Light Pink/Pink half-square triangle units to one of the Dark Purple/Pink half-square triangle units as shown.
Sew these two pairs together to make a square unit as shown. The square unit should measure 3-1/2"
Sew three more of these units for a total of four square units.
Step 4: Gather together two Dark Purple triangle D's and one Light Pink/Dark Purple half-square triangle unit.
Sew one Dark Purple Triangle D to each side of the Light Pink part of the Light Pink/Dark Purple half-square triangle unit to make a large triangle unit.
Sew the large triangle unit to a Lilac half-square triangle B. This square unit should also measure 3-1/2".
Sew three more of these for a total of four units.
Step 5: Use the same method as Step 4 and the remaining four Light Pink/Pink triangle squares, the remaining eight triangle D's, and the remaining four Lilac half-square triangle B's to sew four more 3-1/2" square units.
The four each Step 5 Units.
Step 6: Gather together one of each of the three different 3-1/2" square units, plus one of the Lilac 3-1/2" square A's.
Sew into pairs, as shown.
Sew the pairs together to make one quadrant of the block.
Repeat three more times for a total of four block quadrants.
Step 7: Lay out the block with the Lilac 3-1/2" square A's in the corners.
Sew into two rows.
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Sew the rows together to complete the block. Smile!
Get Creative!
Jennifer Schifano Thomas
