How do you make this block
 

I can see all the elements that make up this block, but don't know how to figure out the measurement of the pieces. Help, please, and thank you.
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You need to first decide how large you want the block to finish.

I believe I saw something like this on MSQC. Jenny Doan tute. Not sure.

It is an overall 4x4 square HOWEVER ... the center four squares are converted into a nine patch. So, mathematically speaking you would start off with a block divisible by 12. Here is my whack at it - I think it is pretty close.

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Betty did a good job mapping it to a 12x12 square. Anything less than that are going to give you pieces less than 2 inches. You could consider foundation piecing the outside pieces (since the inside are just HSTs) that are different if you dont' want to deal with the funny white shape.

I don't think I have seen this before but I really like it. Thank you for sharing.

Wow! I just love how you were able to illustrate that block!! Can I ask you what computer program or app you used??

Thank you.

Elle

I have EQ7 - love it and use it all the time

Ok, thanks so much!!

Elle

Thanks for the clear diagraming of this block!

Does this block have a name?

I would paper piece the 4 patches that have the 2 different size points. I think the rest can be pieced traditionally.
Thanks for the question & the diagram!

Would you begin piecing it from the center out or row by row? Great info!

That is an interesting block design. Thanks to eparys for mapping it out. This would be great in a star block sampler or even in a quilt made entirely of this block either in just a couple of fabrics or scrappy.

The center is 1/2 square triangles placed around a solid fabric square. It is the color placement that makes it look a little more difficult I think. The outside blocks are a off center 1/2 triangle and I saw Jenny Doan do a tutorial on this. Not sure what the name of the tutorial was-maybe scrappy off center star??? I will look and see if I can find the tut.

Thank you Jordan! Looking forward to seeing the video

I think if I were going to go to the trouble of drawing up a paper pieced section I would do the whole section I have marked in red, then the orange section I would make as a simple full sized hst cut down to the rectangle size needed. The rest is just 5 squares of fabric, eliminating some of the bulky seams in the process and you could use simple strips for the paper pieced sections.[ATTACH=CONFIG]567190[/ATTACH]

Looks to me like a variation of a friendship star. But great job on the previous mapping. Makes it very easy to visualize and manage.

WOW you quilters are fantastic. I saw the nine patch of HSTs in the center, but making a PP pattern just made my head hurt LOL Thanks for the detailed diagram. You are the best. I may never use the pattern but loved how the whole process unfolded and the different participant ideas. Where there is a will, there is a way.

Oh, oh.... I see PP pattern. That's all I like to do...
On my old computer (IMac 3) I could make any size of block with Pagemaker. But with this IMac 5 can't do it (I hate this wordprocesser - pages..... now I do by hand...

Thanks sooo much for the graphic. Now I seee--- great for using up scraps...

I'm not any kind of expert with EQ7, so I'm in awe of the diagrams that Eparys produced. May I point out, however, that her diagram, while giving almost the same effect as the original, has been simplified. In the original picture, there is a center square, partially surrounded by 4 HSTs. The remaining 2 sections of the center each cover the equivalent of 2 HSTs, which is clearly seen if you look at the light aqua fabric. Personally, I love the comparative simplify of eparys' diagram. I plan on trying to draw a PP drawing of the 4 "arms" of the outer border, which should be comparatively easy because of the grid that she included in the schematic. I'd be interested to see how people numbered the correct sequence of adding pieces to the PP.

In the number layout I did, 1, 2, 3 could be done in any order but 4 and 5 need to be in those places.

Boy the EQ7 does a great job of making the block, thank you so much for the diagrams. Sure would be great using scraps.

Very nice!

It's a great block and have always been intrigued with the EQ7. It's on my wish list.

Beautiful block:)

Whoa! Tha is a beautiful block! You're so right it would use up scraps but God help the person who has to cut all those pieces and keep them in order to sew them in the right place and in the right order. I'm afraid that is not going to go on my bucket list because I can't keep all of those pieces marching to the same tune at the right time! Thanks for the interesting lesson though!

This is a beautiful block but I would probably make enough for a wall hanging. I don't know if I could handle a large quilt with all of the pieces. Thanks for the E7 diagram; it makes it easier to picture the layout.