Ohio Star quilt block
Four hourglass units, four corner squares and a center square on a nine-patch grid. The star points are quarter-square triangles, so the outside edges of the block stay on the straight grain.
The Ohio Star is pieced on a 3 × 3 grid, so a 12" block has 4" grid squares.
Also called Variable Star.
Cutting for 6", 7½", 9", 12" blocks
| Fabric | Pieces | Cut | 6" block | 7½" block | 9" block | 12" block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| main | Star points | 2 | 3¼" | 3¾" | 4¼" | 5¼" |
| background | Star points | 2 | 3¼" | 3¾" | 4¼" | 5¼" |
| background | Corners | 4 | 2½" | 3" | 3½" | 4½" |
| accent | Centers | 1 | 2½" | 3" | 3½" | 4½" |
Cut sizes include ¼" seam allowances.
How to sew a 12" Ohio Star block
Make 4 hourglass units, 4" finished. Make two half-square triangles from a 5¼" background square and a 5¼" main square. Lay them right sides together with opposite colors facing and the seams nested, draw a line across the seam, sew ¼" on both sides, cut on the line and press. Each pair of squares makes 2.
Lay out the units as drawn and sew them into 3 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 12" finished, 12½" with seam allowance.
Quilts made with the Ohio Star block
Ohio Star quilt patternTo paint it on a board, the Ohio Star barn quilt pattern has the measurements for 2, 4 and 8 ft boards and the paint for each color.
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