Ribbon Star Quilt Block Pattern

This is a beginner quilting strip pattern to make your 2 5 inch strips.

Ribbon star quilt block pattern. They are incredibly versatile and fairly easy to piece. The classic friendship star quilt block is a marvelous place to practice making half square triangles. Ribbon star 18 finished quilt block 1 background fabric 1 cut 4 squares 4 cut 8 squares 2 cut 1 square 7 and bisect on both diagonals 2 fabric 2 cut 4 rectangles 2 x 4 cut 4 squares 3 and bisect on one diagonal 3 fabric 3. Hi everybody it s jenny from the msqc.

It takes just four of them plus five cut squares to make it. If you ve ever made a log cabin block the process is nearly the same you just snowball two of the corners and you have a brand new block that makes a beautiful star when you put them together. In the following tutorial we use two fabrics but it works equally well as a scrappy block just make sure there is a good distinction between the lights and darks so the star. This is a take on an old block called the ribbon star.

Check out our list of 27 star quilt patterns. Let s get started with our ribbon star block. The block should be 8 1 2 square including seam allowances. Today s quilt is really fun.

Click this link to get the supplies for this project. Jenny doan of msqc uses buggy barn basics fabric by henry glass to sew this traditional quilting pattern. Star quilt patterns are the quintessential patchwork quilt designs. Sew together pieces in rows.

Referring to diagram 2 lay out triangle squares and four solid white 2 1 2 squares in four rows. This is a beginner quilting strip pattern to make your 2 5 inch strips jelly rolls into simple ribbon star blocks. This ribbon star quilt pattern is just so fun and you won t believe how easily it all comes together. Join rows to make a ribbon star block.