Easy peasy hunter star and variations.
 

I was going to paper piece a hunters star. Cut fabric ready and realised I needed no paper. These pictures show what I found. You may need to do a little juggling yourself to find triangle size and widths.

First time doing this so be gentle been a while since I was here.

Would you be willing to give us the sizes of your pieces?

I believe there is a mistake in the third picture regarding the pencil line drawn on the white strip on the left. It should go the other way right?

Sizes and a little tutorial of what you have done. Yours is beautiful. I have steered away from this block for quite a while, maybe you can help steer me back.

this makes me want to try this block thanks

This pattern was designed by Patty Paddock (c) 1993. I believe it is still available at "The Fabric Cupboard" in Moncton, NB, Canada. Here is a link to their blog - http://thefabriccupboard.blogspot.ca...&by-date=false (scroll down to September 10, 2013). She still teaches this class once or twice a year. It really is a very easy technique!

I don't understand how you did it, but it is beautiful. Thanks for the link too.

May I just add to http://www.quiltingboard.com/members/roxanneleblanc-u39693.html this came from my own head. I don't know or have seen her work.
I was using the paper pieced method when I realised the paper was not necessary.
For sizes is you look at my carefully placed pieces .

Is ther a place to get a tutorial or even a pattern with directions since I cannot attend the class in Nova Scotia?;)

Very intersting technique! How great that you figured out another way to do the block! Thanks so much for sharing this.

thanks for taking the time to post your tut

This is one on my bucket list. Thanks for sharing.

is it just me ? this makes no sense to me, what am i missing?

Thank you very much. The hunter star is in my list and your tute has given me the necesary push!!

Sorry I don't understand the directions, but wish I did. Hunter Star is very close to the top of my list.

This is a wonderful way to create this block! Thanks so much for posting this.
Only comment is that I agree with a previous poster that I think the patch on the left side has a line drawn in the wrong direction in photo 3. Actually, I think you can ignore photo 3 same info as photo2

I think what might be confusing some is the order of the last two pictures are reversed. In other words the finished block is shown before the sub-block being squared up. The finished block is four squared up sub-blocks. The sub-blocks are made up of two pieced strips plus 2 triangle pieces. The other thing that initially confused me was the red fabric. Apparently the grayish red fabric is the wrong side of the red fabric. I also agree that the line drawn on the one square should be going the other way.

The size of pieces used would help clarify it but with a little bit of thought you could get things sized.

The one link listed (the one listed on quilt board) it appears broken. I don't know if anyone else is having this problem. If this is a copy-write protected technique then perhaps that is why the link has been removed.

Here is a site that uses templates that are a free download. This should give an idea as to what sizes to make your pieces using the mentioned method.

http://www.jinnybeyer.com/quilting-w...fm?blockid=207

Awesome! Would like measurement too please!

I looked at the squares on the cutting board, and it looks like the strips are 2" x 5" . . . I'm going to go try it and see if it works :-)

From the pictures, it looks like each white rectangle and each red rectangle is 2" x 5". I think the triangles are 6"? Then it looks like she trims these blocks down to 6 1/2", and once 4 are sewn together, it forms a 12 1/2" unfinished (12" finished) block.

Sorry I used these as pictures in a workshop. I ask what they see in the picture , a wrong line would b e for them to find as all quilters can do the diagonal join.
I also try to not say this is the correct and only way
Widths 2" by 6 " for rectangles
The large triangle was a square halved .
I did make al. Pieces much larger for mistakes and to change sizes.

Look at the cutting board and the inch marking lines.
Thank you all for the comments.

You could contact The Fabric Cupboard by phone or email. Here is the info:
Phone - (506) 855-3800
Monday to Friday - 10am to 5pm Saturday - 10am to 3pm (Atlantic Time)
email : [email protected]

I did take Patty's class and the pattern is very easy to follow.

The star is beautiful, but am having hard time with tutorial.

That looks a lot like Deb Tucker's method, without her ruler. Which I have and have never used.

WOW, Thank you for this tut. When I looked at your pictures, I thought, Now why didn't I think of that. Again thank you. I can't wait to get started with this block.
gmacindy

I am brand new to this site. LOVE your approach! I have been drooling over the hunter star for a long time, but haven't mastered the bias edge or scant 1/4" enough to try. Taking apart a quilt now that was supposed to be a wedding gift. The blocks came out different sizes from 15"-17" (kind impossible to make that work). Anyway, this really short circuts bias issues from the look of it. I could not tell what size your finished squares (which became triangles) were, as that pic was a little distorted. I'm also kicking around some thoughts to cut down on waste a little bit, because I LOVE your concept.

Hunters Star is SO easy with Deb Tuckers ruler, I have made at least Four Hunter Star quilts from scrappy to two fabrics only they all come out beauitful

looking good!!!

Thank you for this tutorial. You are so clever!!

I need to try this method.
Thanks!

Love it Thanks!

Here's written instructions I personally authored for those who didn't understand the photos from the original post.

Hunters Star Block Construction

• Calculate desired finished block size + 1.25” to define Measurement A: _______ = block trim size.
• Divide Measurement A by 2 to define Measure B: _______ = cut strip length & sub-block trim size.
• Divide Measure B by 3 to define Measurement C: _______ = cut strip width size.
• Multiply Measurement C by 2.25 to define Measurement D: _______ = square cut size of corner triangles.

• For each sub-block, cut 3 strips of 2 light/dark fabric colors using measurements B & C.
• Pair 2 light strips with 1 dark strip,
  & pair 2 dark strips with 1 light strip.
• With right-sides-together, mark & sew corners as shown.
• Trims seam allowances and press towards dark fabric.
• With right-sides-together, pair up and sew two strips facing opposite directions.
• Cut squares of each fabric color using Measurement D, then cut each square diagonally to obtain corner triangles.
• Pair and sew two triangles of opposite fabric colors to sides of each strip length as shown with centers aligned.
• Press seam allowances open & trim to Measurement B.
• For each finished block, arrange and sew four sub-blocks together as shown.
• Sew blocks into desired number of rows, then rows into a completed quilt top.

Here's what photo 3 and 4 of the original post should look like.
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Great job, if you study the photos and follow the pictures as if you are assembling the 4 squares and the sewing the 4 squares into the one makes it so easy! Thanks
Beautiful.

There are a lot of Hunter's Star techniques on YouTube.

Sure would like to ear f that worked o not.

Looks great! Isn't it funny how you come up with different ways of doing things and then find that somebody else thought of it too and put it in print. Thanks for sharing.

It is easy to see the size of each block since you laid it all out on the mat. Thanks.

I just finished up a Hunters Star --two colored--using te rapid fire ruler By Deb, It was the best investment I did. It goes so fast and everything turns out perfect. It took me 2 days to get the quilt top cut and pieced. It will fit a double bed easily. Just have to get it quilted now. I did it in grey and hot pink for my dgd for Christmas. When I get a few more ufo,s done I want to do another one 3 colored.
I have the 7 to 10 inch ruler.