Does anyone know the name of this block?
 

I found a bunch of these completed blocks (enough for a full size quilt) in some totes of fabric from an estate sale. But I have not found the name of the block, and I have not found a layout I particularly like. Do any of you know this block name. I have searched online and in a book that I have of old blocks, but have not come up with anything. [img]20240719_092633 (1) HST quilt block[/img]

OK, now I can't figure out how to attach the copy of the picture.

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Thank you Onebyone. Let's try this again.

Those are called half square triangles and are one of the easiest block to do. Use google for the block to find instructions.

Yes, I know they are half square triangles, but what has me baffled is the layout of the blocks. I have googled HST blocks but came up with nothing as far as layout. I have tried laying them out in a chevron pattern, but the way the blocks are constructed makes so there is no point on one side of the chevron.

Do you mean the bottom right corner of the photo? It looks like damage, not an intentional piecing choice (unless that corner is explicitly cut - maybe to piece in a triangle to complete it, then create a square/diamond where 4 of those blocks would come together?)

I agree with MKC that the lower right corners are damaged.

You can restore them by sewing a triangle on in the "stitch and flip" way, then press and trim that corner to make the blocks square. This will make a very fun and pretty secondary design.

You could go just with that and use a colour that is similar to what is already in the blocks, or some big contrast for that little corner.

Are they all with the same fabrics or scrappy? Wonder how it would look on point with an alternating plain block? I don’t have a computer program anymore to try it out for you, sorry.

You might set them like this. This is made up of just the HST blocks, no alternating blocks.

Smetimes with blocks like that, there is no "right" way to set them.

Some people just lay them out on a bed or on the floor and play with them for a bit. Then take pictures of the layouts one likes (or sort of likes) and then try something else.

Sort of like log cabin blocks. Lay them out one way - and one gets one effect. Lay them out another way, and then another secondary design appears.

And sometimes blocks like these become an UFO because the one who made them can't figure out what to do with them .... which could explain why BettyM found in an estate sale! :)

I'm sorry, the picture is not the best. This is a stack of the blocks, so you are seeing pieces of the blocks that are below this one. The blocks are square, made somewhat scrappy, but mostly the same colors in each block.

Thanks, Dunster. This is one layout that I considered. Your diagram makes it easier for me to visualize the quilt.

The centers match up good.... however, the outside doesn't appear to have the needed 1/4" seam allowance. Maybe you can cut them down to a useable size or cut them up and reassemble the useable parts in a scrap version like a disappearing block. Good luck. I would enjoy playing with these.

I believe Betty is asking about the 4 hst's sewn together as a block with the two white triangles on opposite corners. I don't know of any particular name for it, but then, I don't remember much anyway. Just enjoy.

There are a lot of blocks that have the same name -
and there are some blocks that several names -
so that can make things confusing.

It also seems like a new designer may rename an old block. Or someone invented a new block that does not have a formal name yet.

That is exactly what I was asking. Thank you for saying it in a more understandable way! I was hoping to search by the block name to get layout ideas.

At my age, the “so many ideas, so little time” approach would cause me to ditch them. Life gets in the way too often to be burdened by someone else’s colors and settings. But I do understand the urge to rescue the blocks and bring them to a happy ending.

hugs, charlotte

Are they Stretched Stars? Oops, I guess not.

It looks like pieces of Sparkle Plenty , sold by Connecting threads. Just look it up on Google. The quilt is a series of HSTs arranged so there are " pathways " of light and dark echoing a central star...very pretty!