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Evening Star Quilt Block with Nine Patch Block Centers - Free Quilting Pattern

By Janet Wickell, About.com

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Make the Nine Patch Blocks for Star Centers

Nine Patch Blocks for Star Centers

© Janet Wickell

Nine Patch Block Strip Sets

Use a 1/4" seam allowance for all seams.

Strip Set A

  1. Right sides together and edges aligned, sew a medium blue 2-1/2" x 15-1/2" strip lengthwise to a light green strip of the same length. Press seam allowance towards the blue strip.

  2. Sew a second medium blue strip of the same length to the opposite side of the green strip. Press seam allowance towards the blue strip.

  3. Square up one end of the strip set and cut six 2-1/2" segments from the squared up end. Set units aside.

Strip Set B

  1. Sew a light green 2-1/2" x 8" strip lengthwise to each side of a 2-1/2" x 8" medium blue strip. Press seam allowance towards the blue strips.

  2. Square up one end of the strip set and cut three 2-1/2" units from the squared up end.

Assemble the Nine Patch Blocks

  1. Arrange two units from Strip Set A and one unit from Strip Set B as shown in the diagram above--with the Set B unit in the middle position.

  2. Sew the rows together. Seams pressed in opposite directions should butt nicely for a good match. Press new seams away from center row.

  3. Repeat to make three nine-patch blocks.

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