Building Skill Blocks 6

 Today we will be making a block that looks like a Saw Tooth star. Except, from what I can tell they are cut and put together different.                                                                                                                   What we need: 12, 3 1/2 inch squares for what ever color you want your star. 12, 3 1/2 squares for the back ground colors. Fabric marking pen, rotary cutter, cutting mat, 3 1/2 square ruler, a quilters ruler.

The marking and cutting on this square I do a little different. You need 8, 3 1/2 inch star colors and 8, 3 1/2  back ground colors. Face the outside of your back ground color toward the outside of the star colors. Mark from corner to corner just a less then 1/8 of a inch up, marking a diagonal line, Go up 1/4 inch and mark second line and lastly go up 1/4 inch again marking 3rd line. Sew the outside lines. Cut on center line and press both pieces to the dark fabric. you will have two 1/2 square triangles, one 3 1/2 inches and one 2 1/2 inches. Set the 2 1/2  half square triangle aside. We will be using them in the next block. Do the other 7 half square triangle. Put all                                                          the 2 1/2 square triangles to the side

    Play around with you squares and see what works best for you. I taught myself to quilt. At the time there was no internet, and I could not afford to buy books. Just do what works for you, this is one of my ways.                                                                                                    Here is the layout.

Sew the top row together and nest your seams even the diagonal ones. Remove pins as you get to them. Press to the right. Sew the second row the same and press to the left. Sew the 3rd row the same as the others and press to the right. Sew the fourth like the others and press to the left.

Time to sew all rows together. Pin the first row to the second row, nesting all seams. Remove pins as you get to them, and press seams open. Sew the top part to the 3rd row, nesting all seams. removing pins as you get to them. Press seams open. Now sew the top part to the last row, again pin and nest all seams. Sew and remove pins as you get to them. Press open. I stayed with the Left over fabrics, because that is what I am making all the blocks out of. If you like what I am doing so far let me know. show me what you have done. next time a smaller star with the half square triangles we had left over. Thank you for joining me.