Rising Star quilt pattern

Cutting

• Background: Cut 4 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 48 squares 3½". Cut 4 strips 6½" × WOF. Subcut 48 rectangles 3½" × 6½" for the flying geese.
• Main, Border: Cut 8 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 96 squares 3½" for the flying geese. Cut 3 strips 2" × WOF. Subcut 48 squares 2". Cut 4 strips 2" × WOF. Subcut 48 rectangles 2" × 3½" for the flying geese. Cut 5 strips 4½" × WOF. Join end to end. Cut 2 at 48½" and 2 at 44½".
• Centers, Binding: Cut 5 strips 2" × WOF. Subcut 96 squares 2" for the flying geese. Cut 1 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 12 squares 3½". Cut 6 strips 2½" × WOF. Join into one 212" strip.

Putting it together

1. Make 12 Rising Star blocks, 12" finished (12½" with seam allowance). That takes 48 flying geese and 48 flying geese.
2. Lay out the blocks in 4 rows of 3. Sew the rows, pressing the seams in opposite directions from row to row, then join the rows.
3. Add the 4" border: measure through the middle of the quilt, sew strips to the sides first, then to the top and bottom.
4. Layer the backing (52" × 64"), batting and top, quilt, and trim. Join the binding strips end to end, press them in half lengthwise and sew to the front.

Cutting

• Background: Cut 7 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 80 squares 3½". Cut 7 strips 6½" × WOF. Subcut 80 rectangles 3½" × 6½" for the flying geese.
• Main, Border: Cut 14 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 160 squares 3½" for the flying geese. Cut 4 strips 2" × WOF. Subcut 80 squares 2". Cut 4 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 80 rectangles 2" × 3½" for the flying geese. Cut 6 strips 4½" × WOF. Join end to end. Cut 2 at 60½" and 2 at 56½".
• Centers, Binding: Cut 8 strips 2" × WOF. Subcut 160 squares 2" for the flying geese. Cut 2 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 20 squares 3½". Cut 7 strips 2½" × WOF. Join into one 260" strip.

Putting it together

1. Make 20 Rising Star blocks, 12" finished (12½" with seam allowance). That takes 80 flying geese and 80 flying geese.
2. Lay out the blocks in 5 rows of 4. Sew the rows, pressing the seams in opposite directions from row to row, then join the rows.
3. Add the 4" border: measure through the middle of the quilt, sew strips to the sides first, then to the top and bottom.
4. Layer the backing (64" × 76"), batting and top, quilt, and trim. Join the binding strips end to end, press them in half lengthwise and sew to the front.

Cutting

• Background: Cut 12 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 140 squares 3½". Cut 12 strips 6½" × WOF. Subcut 140 rectangles 3½" × 6½" for the flying geese.
• Main, Border: Cut 24 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 280 squares 3½" for the flying geese. Cut 7 strips 2" × WOF. Subcut 140 squares 2". Cut 7 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 140 rectangles 2" × 3½" for the flying geese. Cut 8 strips 4½" × WOF. Join end to end. Cut 2 at 84½" and 2 at 68½".
• Centers, Binding: Cut 14 strips 2" × WOF. Subcut 280 squares 2" for the flying geese. Cut 3 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 35 squares 3½". Cut 8 strips 2½" × WOF. Join into one 332" strip.

Putting it together

1. Make 35 Rising Star blocks, 12" finished (12½" with seam allowance). That takes 140 flying geese and 140 flying geese.
2. Lay out the blocks in 7 rows of 5. Sew the rows, pressing the seams in opposite directions from row to row, then join the rows.
3. Add the 4" border: measure through the middle of the quilt, sew strips to the sides first, then to the top and bottom.
4. Layer the backing (76" × 100"), batting and top, quilt, and trim. Join the binding strips end to end, press them in half lengthwise and sew to the front.

Cutting

• Background: Cut 14 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 168 squares 3½". Cut 14 strips 6½" × WOF. Subcut 168 rectangles 3½" × 6½" for the flying geese.
• Main, Border: Cut 28 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 336 squares 3½" for the flying geese. Cut 8 strips 2" × WOF. Subcut 168 squares 2". Cut 8 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 168 rectangles 2" × 3½" for the flying geese. Cut 8 strips 4½" × WOF. Join end to end. Cut 2 at 84½" and 2 at 80½".
• Centers, Binding: Cut 16 strips 2" × WOF. Subcut 336 squares 2" for the flying geese. Cut 4 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 42 squares 3½". Cut 9 strips 2½" × WOF. Join into one 356" strip.

Putting it together

1. Make 42 Rising Star blocks, 12" finished (12½" with seam allowance). That takes 168 flying geese and 168 flying geese.
2. Lay out the blocks in 7 rows of 6. Sew the rows, pressing the seams in opposite directions from row to row, then join the rows.
3. Add the 4" border: measure through the middle of the quilt, sew strips to the sides first, then to the top and bottom.
4. Layer the backing (88" × 100"), batting and top, quilt, and trim. Join the binding strips end to end, press them in half lengthwise and sew to the front.

Cutting

• Background: Cut 19 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 224 squares 3½". Cut 19 strips 6½" × WOF. Subcut 224 rectangles 3½" × 6½" for the flying geese.
• Main, Border: Cut 38 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 448 squares 3½" for the flying geese. Cut 11 strips 2" × WOF. Subcut 224 squares 2". Cut 11 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 224 rectangles 2" × 3½" for the flying geese. Cut 9 strips 4½" × WOF. Join end to end. Cut 2 at 96½" and 2 at 92½".
• Centers, Binding: Cut 22 strips 2" × WOF. Subcut 448 squares 2" for the flying geese. Cut 5 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 56 squares 3½". Cut 10 strips 2½" × WOF. Join into one 404" strip.

Putting it together

1. Make 56 Rising Star blocks, 12" finished (12½" with seam allowance). That takes 224 flying geese and 224 flying geese.
2. Lay out the blocks in 8 rows of 7. Sew the rows, pressing the seams in opposite directions from row to row, then join the rows.
3. Add the 4" border: measure through the middle of the quilt, sew strips to the sides first, then to the top and bottom.
4. Layer the backing (100" × 112"), batting and top, quilt, and trim. Join the binding strips end to end, press them in half lengthwise and sew to the front.

Cutting

• Background: Cut 22 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 256 squares 3½". Cut 22 strips 6½" × WOF. Subcut 256 rectangles 3½" × 6½" for the flying geese.
• Main, Border: Cut 43 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 512 squares 3½" for the flying geese. Cut 13 strips 2" × WOF. Subcut 256 squares 2". Cut 13 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 256 rectangles 2" × 3½" for the flying geese. Cut 10 strips 4½" × WOF. Join end to end. Cut 2 at 96½" and 2 at 104½".
• Centers, Binding: Cut 25 strips 2" × WOF. Subcut 512 squares 2" for the flying geese. Cut 6 strips 3½" × WOF. Subcut 64 squares 3½". Cut 11 strips 2½" × WOF. Join into one 428" strip.

Putting it together

1. Make 64 Rising Star blocks, 12" finished (12½" with seam allowance). That takes 256 flying geese and 256 flying geese.
2. Lay out the blocks in 8 rows of 8. Sew the rows, pressing the seams in opposite directions from row to row, then join the rows.
3. Add the 4" border: measure through the middle of the quilt, sew strips to the sides first, then to the top and bottom.
4. Layer the backing (112" × 112"), batting and top, quilt, and trim. Join the binding strips end to end, press them in half lengthwise and sew to the front.