Originally Posted by
sewbizgirl
What size block did you want? They are both 9 patch blocks, so if you wanted a 12.5" block (finishing at 12" in the quilt), you would need each section of the 9 patch to be 4.5" square. You could probably figure it out without a pattern on that basis, (I hope).
That is true; the size I want is 12" finished. I'm pretty sure I could make the Soldier Star, but what stymies me with the Kimono Star is the dark strip on the points of the star.