Sawtooth star baby quilt

Confident beginner40 × 48" finished20 blocks of 8"

Sawtooth stars made with no-waste flying geese, set between plain squares so the stars float.

Blocks: Plain square, Sawtooth star. Layout 4 across × 5 down, quilt top 32 × 40".

Fabric requirements

Teal 2 piece sizes, 12 strips	1¼ yd
Cream 3 piece sizes, 5 strips	1⅛ yd
Blush 1 piece size, 2 strips	⅜ yd
Backing one piece for the backing	2⅞ yd
Total (⅛ yd extra per fabric)	5⅝ yd

Quilting cotton 42" usable width. Batting at least 48 × 56" (Twin (72 × 90")). 114 pieces in all, 87% of the cut fabric ends up in the quilt.

Every size gets its own exact cutting plan and fabric amounts, worked out again from the blocks, not scaled up by guesswork.

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 4 strips 4½" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 1 rectangle 4½ × 40½" (A1).
Cut 2 strips 2⅞" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 14 squares 2⅞ × 2⅞" (A2).
Cut 1 strip 2⅞" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 12 squares 2⅞ × 2⅞" (A2).

Cut 2 strips 8½" × width of fabric.
- From each strip, cut 4 squares 8½ × 8½" (B1).
- From the rest of each strip, cut 1 square 5¼ × 5¼" (B2), trimming the strip end to 5¼" first.
- From the rest of each strip, cut 3 squares 2½ × 2½" (B3), trimming the strip end to 7½" first in 3 rows.
Cut 1 strip 8½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 2 squares 8½ × 8½" (B1).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 4 squares 5¼ × 5¼" (B2), trimming the strip end to 5¼" first.
- From the rest of the strip, cut 3 squares 2½ × 2½" (B3), trimming the strip end to 7½" first in 3 rows.
Cut 1 strip 5¼" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 4 squares 5¼ × 5¼" (B2).
- From the rest of the strip, cut 16 squares 2½ × 2½" (B3), trimming the strip end to 5" first in 2 rows.
Cut 1 strip 2½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 15 squares 2½ × 2½" (B3).

Cut 1 strip 4½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 9 squares 4½ × 4½" (C1).
Cut 1 strip 4½" × width of fabric.
- From the strip, cut 1 square 4½ × 4½" (C1).

For the backing, cut 2 pieces 48" long.
- Trim the selvages and join along the long edges with ½" seams.

All cut sizes include ¼" seam allowances. Finishing: backing 48 × 56" in 2 pieces, binding 5 strips × 2½".

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