Originally Posted by
Carolyn Tyndall
I may just have to make this one. I love it. BTW, what does RWB mean in your title?
RWB is red, white and blue
If you make one the size of this one here is how I did it:
Make a 12inch Sawtooth Star. Square up all star blocks, when completed.You can find free patterns for this just about anywhere so Google like my grandchildren tell me-lol
For the snowballs or if you want to call it a square (Star block) in a square ( the triangles)
I cut 9 3/4 inch squares. I then cut them diagonally in half for two pieces, from one corner to the other.
I used 4 different shades of red.
Find and press just your center edge of Star and triangles. Place and sew one color triangle on one side of Star block and a different fabric on the opposite side. You will have a hangover on each end maybe of about 1/2 inch or less. As long as you pin in center and lay flat to pin both ends without stretching.
Now sew the other 2 triangles on remaining sides of stars. These end points should hang over just enough that when you sew, flip and press your finished snowballed Star, your end edges, where you started and ended sewing, are even with the edges of the first two triangles you sewed. I didn’t even square up when I finished because you will end up with a block about 17 1/2 or 17 3/4 inch. I forgot exactly.