Make an Amish Friendship Star with Jennie Rayment

Description

Make an Amish Friendship Star block.

This is a simple 9-patch block and is created by using two colours – a background and a feature colour.
Please use accurate ¼” seam when sewing.

Cutting requirements for 6” (9”) (12”) block:

• Four corner squares of the background fabric 2 ½” (3 ½”) (4 ½”)
• One centre square of the feature fabric 2 ½” (3 ½”) (4 ½”)

Construction of Half-square triangle units:

• Cut 2 squares of each fabric 3” (4”) (5”)
• Put fabrics right sides together
• Draw centre diagonal line
• Sew ¼” either side of it
• Cut up the diagonal
• Press
• Squareup each unit accurately to raw edge size of 2 ½” (3 ½”) (4 ½”)

Then lay out block as 3 across x 3 down and sew together in rows. After it sew rows together matching seams and press.

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