Rising Star quilt block
A small sawtooth star inside a large one. The small star is half the width of the block and its center is a quarter.
The Rising Star is pieced on a 8 × 8 grid, so a 12" block has 1½" grid squares.
Also called Star Within a Star.
Cutting for 6", 8", 10", 12" blocks
| Fabric | Pieces | Cut | 6" block | 8" block | 10" block | 12" block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| background | Squares | 4 | 2" | 2½" | 3" | 3½" |
| background | Flying geese | 4 | 2" × 3½" | 2½" × 4½" | 3" × 5½" | 3½" × 6½" |
| main | Flying geese | 8 | 2" | 2½" | 3" | 3½" |
| main | Squares | 4 | 1¼" | 1½" | 1¾" | 2" |
| main | Flying geese | 4 | 1¼" × 2" | 1½" × 2½" | 1¾" × 3" | 2" × 3½" |
| accent | Flying geese | 8 | 1¼" | 1½" | 1¾" | 2" |
| accent | Squares | 1 | 2" | 2½" | 3" | 3½" |
Cut sizes include ¼" seam allowances.
How to sew a 12" Rising Star block
Make 4 flying geese, 6" × 3" finished. Lay a 3½" main square on one end of a 6½" × 3½" background rectangle, sew corner to corner, trim ¼" past the seam and press. Repeat on the other end, with the seam running the other way.
Make 4 flying geese, 3" × 1½" finished. Lay a 2" accent square on one end of a 3½" × 2" main rectangle, sew corner to corner, trim ¼" past the seam and press. Repeat on the other end, with the seam running the other way.
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 Rising Star block
Rising Star quilt patternTo paint it on a board, the Rising Star 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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