Make an Amish Friendship Star with Jennie Rayment
Educational, G, 01-Sep-2011
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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