Milky Way quilt block
Squares and half-square triangles on a five-by-five grid. Set side by side, the dark triangles join into stars across the quilt.
The Milky Way is pieced on a 5 × 5 grid, so a 10" block has 2" grid squares.
Cutting for 5", 7½", 10", 12½" blocks
| Fabric | Pieces | Cut | 5" block | 7½" block | 10" block | 12½" block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| background | Squares | 11 | 1½" | 2" | 2½" | 3" |
| background | Half-square triangles | 6 | 1⅞" | 2⅜" | 2⅞" | 3⅜" |
| main | Half-square triangles | 6 | 1⅞" | 2⅜" | 2⅞" | 3⅜" |
| main | Squares | 2 | 1½" | 2" | 2½" | 3" |
Cut sizes include ¼" seam allowances.
How to sew a 10" Milky Way block
Make 12 half-square triangles, 2" finished. Pair a 2⅞" background square with a 2⅞" main square right sides together. Draw a line corner to corner, sew ¼" on both sides of it, cut on the line and press. Each pair makes 2.
Lay out the units as drawn and sew them into 5 rows. Press the seams of each row the opposite way from the one before so they nest, then sew the rows together. The block measures 10" finished, 10½" with seam allowance.
Quilts made with the Milky Way block
Milky Way quilt patternTo paint it on a board, the Milky Way barn quilt pattern has the measurements for 2, 4 and 8 ft boards and the paint for each color.
Design a quilt with this block
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