Friendship stars
Nine-patch grids with four half-square triangles each: quick to make, and the stars appear to spin.
Blocks: Friendship star. Layout 6 across × 7 down, quilt top 36 × 42".
Fabric requirements
| Teal | 1¼ yd |
| Coral | ⅜ yd |
| Mustard | ⅜ yd |
| Plum | ⅜ yd |
| White | 1⅜ yd |
| Backing | 3 yd |
| Total (⅛ yd extra per fabric) | 6¾ yd |
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Quilting cotton 42" usable width. Batting at least 50 × 56" (Twin (72 × 90")). 378 pieces in all, 83% of the cut fabric ends up in the quilt.
Make it any size
Every size gets its own exact cutting plan and fabric amounts, worked out again from the blocks, not scaled up by guesswork.
Units to sew
- 44 half-square triangles (Coral + White), 2" finished, trim to 2½"
- 44 half-square triangles (Mustard + White), 2" finished, trim to 2½"
- 40 half-square triangles (Teal + White), 2" finished, trim to 2½"
- 40 half-square triangles (Plum + White), 2" finished, trim to 2½"
Cutting plan
A · Teal
- Cut 5 strips 3½" × width of fabric for the border.
- Join end to end with straight seams, then cut 4 × 42½".
- Cut 5 strips 2½" × width of fabric for the binding.
- Join end to end with diagonal seams, press open, then fold in half lengthwise and press.
- Cut 1 strip 2⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 14 squares 2⅞ × 2⅞" (A1).
- Cut 1 strip 2⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 6 squares 2⅞ × 2⅞" (A1).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 9 squares 2½ × 2½" (A2), trimming the strip end to 2½" first.
- Cut 1 strip 2½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 1 square 2½ × 2½" (A2).
B · Coral
- Cut 1 strip 2⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 14 squares 2⅞ × 2⅞" (B1).
- Cut 1 strip 2⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 2⅞ × 2⅞" (B1).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 7 squares 2½ × 2½" (B2), trimming the strip end to 2½" first.
- Cut 1 strip 2½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 4 squares 2½ × 2½" (B2).
C · Mustard
- Cut 1 strip 2⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 14 squares 2⅞ × 2⅞" (C1).
- Cut 1 strip 2⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 2⅞ × 2⅞" (C1).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 7 squares 2½ × 2½" (C2), trimming the strip end to 2½" first.
- Cut 1 strip 2½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 4 squares 2½ × 2½" (C2).
D · Plum
- Cut 1 strip 2⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 14 squares 2⅞ × 2⅞" (D1).
- Cut 1 strip 2⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 6 squares 2⅞ × 2⅞" (D1).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 9 squares 2½ × 2½" (D2), trimming the strip end to 2½" first.
- Cut 1 strip 2½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 1 square 2½ × 2½" (D2).
E · White
- Cut 1 strip 2⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 14 squares 2⅞ × 2⅞" (E1).
- Cut 1 strip 2⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 6 squares 2⅞ × 2⅞" (E1).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 8 squares 2⅞ × 2⅞" (E2).
- Cut 1 strip 2⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 14 squares 2⅞ × 2⅞" (E2).
- Cut 1 strip 2⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 14 squares 2⅞ × 2⅞" (E3).
- Cut 1 strip 2⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 2⅞ × 2⅞" (E3).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 6 squares 2⅞ × 2⅞" (E4).
- Cut 1 strip 2⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 14 squares 2⅞ × 2⅞" (E4).
- Cut 10 strips 2½" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 16 squares 2½ × 2½" (E5).
- Cut 1 strip 2½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 8 squares 2½ × 2½" (E5).
F · Backing
- For the backing, cut 2 pieces 50" long.
- Trim the selvages and join along the long edges with ½" seams.
All cut sizes include ¼" seam allowances. Finishing: backing 50 × 56" in 2 pieces, binding 5 strips × 2½".
Make it yours
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