Meghan's July Block for Hive 6- Instagram

 Hi Quilty Friends! 

I hope your summer is going slow with time to sit at the sewing machine. Summer is one of my favorite times to sew. I have been working slowly on this 4th of July quilt for several years and need your help to get this UFO completed! 

The pattern I will be using for block is a free pattern from Cluck, Cluck Sew. 

https://cluckclucksew.com/2017/12/no-point-stars-a-free-printable-pattern-in-5-sizes.html

You will need three different fabrics- please use any red, white and blue fabrics you have in your stash. They can be white on white, white, low pattern white, anything that reads white. Reds can be deep to cherry reds, nothing too pink. Blues can be navy to light blues. Please stay away from teals. 

Please cut out 9- 4" squares- these will be 8 of one color and 1 for your middle block, which will be a different color. 

Please cut out 8- 3" squares, these will become the points on your no point stars 

Step 1: You can draw lines down all eight of your 3" squares or use whatever method you like to use to make corners within your squares. I use the cluck cluck sew tape on my machine. 

Step 2: Sew one 3" square to a 4" square from corner to corner. Make 4 of these units

Step 3: Cut the corner off the block and leave a 1/4 inch from the seam. Press to the dark side. 

Step 4: Add the next 3" square onto the other side of the 4" square. Sew on the diagonal line. Cut off the corner of the block and leave a 1/4 inch from the seam. Repeat four times. 

Now you have your corners for the stars! It should measure 11 inches by 11 inches. 

Step 5: layout your block like a nine patch, sew together and press to the solid blocks. 

You just made a no point star! 

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