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5-Star Block

Skill Level INTERMEDIATE

Finished Size 12" x 12"

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Cutting Instructions:
Cream
1-A ... 4 squares 1 1/2" x 1 1/2"
1-B ... 12 squares 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
1-C ... 2 squares 3 1/4" x 3 1/4"
1-D ... 8 rectangles 1 1/2" x 2 1/2"
1-E ... 4 strips 1 1/2" x 6 1/2"
Red
2-A ... 48 squares 1 1/2" x 1 1/2"

Gold
3-B ... 1 square 2 1/2" x 2 1/2"
3-C ... 2 squares 3 1/4" x 3 1/4"
Medium Green
4-F ... 1 strip 1 1/2" x 26"
Dark Green
5-F ... 1 strip 1 1/2" x 26"

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1. Flying Geese Unit
Draw a diagonal line on wrong side of Piece 2A red squares. Layer Piece 2A square and Piece 1D cream rectangle, right sides together. Sew directly on top of drawn line. Cut away excess fabric 1/4" from seamline. Press seam allowance. Repeat for other end of rectangle (Diagram I). Make 8.

Diagram I

Step 2. Square in a Square Unit
Draw a diagonal line on wrong side of Piece 1B cream square. Layer Piece 2A and upper right corner of Piece 1B cream square, right sides together. Sew directly on top of drawn line. Cut away excess fabric 1/4" from seamline. Press seam allowance. Using Diagram II as a guide, repeat the steps for each corner of the square. Make 8.

Diagram II

Step 3. Four-patch Unit
Sew Piece 4F medium green strip to Piece 5F dark green strip. Press seam toward dark green. Subcut two-patch rectangles 1 1/2" x 2 1/2". Cut 16 two-patch rectangles total (Diagram IIIA). Using Diagram IIIB as a guide, sew 2 two-patch rectangles together to make a four-patch unit. Make 8 total.

Diagram III-A

Diagram III-B

Step 4. Sub-unit #1
Using Diagram IV as a guide, place Piece 1A 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" cream square, 2 flying geese units and 1 four-patch unit as shown. Sew units and square together to make sub-unit #1. Make 4 total.

Diagram IV

Step 5. Sub-unit #2
Using Diagram V as a guide, place Piece 1E 1 1/2" x 6 1/2" strip, 2 square-in-a-square units, and one four-patch unit as shown. Sew units and strip together to make sub-unit #2. Make 4 total.

Diagram V

Step 6. Pieced Square Sub Unit
Draw a diagonal line on wrong side of Piece 3C 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" gold squares. Layer Piece 3C square and Piece 1C 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" cream square, right sides together. Sew 1/4" offset from each side of the drawn line (Diagram VI-A). Cut sewn squares diagonally using unsewn corners as guide (Diagram VI-B). Yield 2 sets of triangles. Cut each triangle set on previously drawn line (Diagram VI-C). Press seams toward gold triangles. Yield 4 sets of quarter-square triangles. Using Diagram VI-D as a guide, place triangle sets so that there are alternating gold and cream trianlges. Sew together to form pieced-square. Make 4 total.

5-Star Block - Page 3

Step 7. Ohio Star Unit
Using Diagram VII as a guide, place 4 Piece 1B 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" cream squares, 1 Piece 3B 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" gold squares, and 4 pieced square sub units as shown. Sew units and squares together to make Ohio Star Block. Make 1.

Diagrams 6-A through 6-D

Diagram VII

Step 8. Block Assembly
Using Assembly Diagram as a guide, place sub-units and Ohio Star Block as shown. Sew sub-units together to make rows, then rows together to make 5-Stars Block.

Assembly Diagram