Sawtooth Star Quilt Block for Beginners

The basic Sawtooth Star quilt block is an easy block for a beginning quilter!  This is the first 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 Sawtooth Star Quilt Block

Refer to the Scrappy Stars Quilt Pattern for total fabric requirements. 

Center:  Cut 1 – 4 ½” x 4 ½” red square

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 Block

Refer to the Easy No Waste Flying Geese Block post on how to sew the four flying geese needed for this block.

Arrange the flying geese blocks around the center of the 4 ½” x 4 ½” red square. Make sure the “V” of the flying geese blocks are pointing toward the center!  Place the 2 ½” x 2 ½” white squares in each corner.

Sew both white squares onto the top flying geese block and both white squares 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. 

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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.

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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 block is adorable, isn’t it?

Watch for the next block in this series to continue making the Scrappy Stars Quilt Pattern.

Happy quilting!!!

~Bonnie