The Four Point Star Sawtooth quilt block is an easy block for a beginning quilter! This is the twelfth block in the Scrappy Stars Quilt Pattern series.
In about an hour you can make this easy 8 ½” x 8 ½” block!!!
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Cutting Fabric for the Four Point Star Sawtooth Quilt Block
Refer to the Scrappy Stars Quilt Pattern for total fabric requirements.
Center: Red fabric cut 4 – 1 ½” x 2 ½” strips. White fabric cut 4 – 1 ½” x 1 ½” squares and 4 – 1 ½” x 2 ½” strips.
Outer Corners: Cut 4 – 2 ½” x 2 ½” white squares
Flying Geese: Cut 1 – 5 ¼” x 5 ¼” white square and 4 – 2 ⅞” x 2 ⅞” red squares.
Sew the Four Point Star Sawtooth Quilt Block
Refer to the Easy No Waste Flying Geese Block post on how to sew the four flying geese needed for this block.
Sew the 4 ½” x 4 ¼” Center Block
Draw a diagonal line on the back of each of the 1 ½” white squares.
Right sides together pin these squares onto the end of each of the red strips, with the diagonal lines all facing in the same direction.
Sew along the drawn line of each. Trim the outer corner ¼” from the seam. Press toward the red strip.
Right sides together sew each of these strips to a white strip to form four little blocks. Press seams toward the white strips.
Layout the blocks to form the design of the four point star.
Place the top two blocks right sides together and sew them to each other. Do this to the two bottom blocks also. Now you have two rows!
Press the seam of the top row to the right and press the seam of the bottom row to the left.
Place the two rows right sides together. Line up the center seams, pin in place, and sew the two rows together. Press seams open.
Trim to 4 ½” x 4 ½” square, if needed.
Finish the Block
Arrange the flying geese blocks around the center of the 4 ½” x 4 ½” center square. Place the 2 ½” x 2 ½” white squares in each corner.
Sew both white corners onto the top flying geese block and both white corners on the bottom flying geese block. Press the seams outward toward the corners.
Sew each of the flying geese blocks to the sides of the 4 ½” x 4 ½” center square. Press the seams inward toward the center.
Now there are three rows to sew together!
Sew the top row onto the top of the center row. Then sew the bottom row onto the bottom of the center row.
Press seams open.
Trim the block, if necessary, to measure 8 ½” x 8 ½” square. I like to use the 12 ½” square Omnigrip Plastic Ruler to accomplish this task!
This four point star block is adorable!
Watch for the next block in this series to continue making the Scrappy Stars Quilt Pattern.
Happy quilting!!!
~Bonnie
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