Category: New Pattern

Half Star Quilt Blocks – Block Nine of the Color Me Creative Block of the Month Quilt

Half Star Quilt Block

These Half Star Quilt Blocks are made from HSTs and solid squares. Remember the Half Square Triangles blocks you made in Month One?  Well, you get to make more!  I’ve made a wish list of notions that will help you – and books that use HST blocks – all from Amazon.

How to Create and Square Up a Half Square Triangle (HST) Quilt Block

The Traditional Method of making Half Square Triangle Blocks (HSTs) is to place two identical squares right sides together. These squares should be 7/8″ larger than the finished size of the final HST. Draw a diagonal line on the back of one square. Sew 1/4″ on both sides of the line. Cut on the line and press to the dark.

How to Create and Square Up an HST Quilt Block

You will have made two identical Half Square Triangle (HST) blocks. My personal preference is to cut squares 1″ larger than the finished size of the final HST and square it up to the correct size after pressing.

There are two ways you can square up your block.

You can place a square ruler so the diagonal line is directly over the seam and just cut two sides. Quilt-in-a-Day has a Square Up Ruler that uses this method.

Or you can press open the block (pressing to the dark) and square it up using a ruler the same size as the block you are making. A fussy-cut ruler with lines on both diagonals will be very helpful with this.

Block Nine
Pam B Made this Block

Download Color Me Creative Block Nine here.

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