The Patchwork Sawtooth quilt block is an easy block for a beginning quilter! This is the thirteenth block in the Scrappy Stars Quilt Pattern series.
In about an hour you can make this simple 8 ½” x 8 ½” block!!!
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Cutting Fabric for the Patchwork Sawtooth Quilt Block
Refer to the Scrappy Stars Quilt Pattern for total fabric requirements.
Center: Red fabric cut 16 – 1 ½” x 1 ½” squares.
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 Patchwork 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
Layout the squares in the order you’d like them to be placed.
Right sides together sew the top squares to each other to form row 1. Repeat to sew together the next three rows. Now you have four narrow rows!
Press the seams of the rows 1 and 3 to the right and press the seams of rows 2 and 4 to the left.
Place rows 1 and 2 right sides together. Line up the seams, pin in place, and sew the two rows together. Repeat for rows 3 and 4.
Now you have two wide rows!
Place the two rows right sides together. Line up the seams, pin in place, and sew the two wide 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!
Have fun making this scrappy patchwork sawtooth star block!
This is the last sawtooth star block in the Scrappy Stars Quilt Pattern. Make sure you’ve also made all 12 of the nine patch blocks described in the pattern!
Happy quilting!!!
~Bonnie
