Military Sawtooth Star - Spring 2021

 Military Sawtooth Star Spring 2021

This star block will be approximately 9.5 inches square. This style of this block is worry free about the points.

From background/blue fabric cut: eight - 3 1/2 inch squares

From star/white fabric cut:  one 3 1/2 inch square for the middle and

                                          eight 2 1/2 inch squares for the star legs.

Draw a line diagonally from corner to corner on wrong side of the 8 white 2 1/2 inch squares. This will be your sewing line.

Place 2 1/2 inch white square onto 3 1/2 inch blue square and sew with right side together and match up in one corner. Sew on Drawn line. Do this 4 times.

Cut off the excess fabric 1/4 inch away from stitching.

You can iron the seams open or to the side.  I ironed them open.

Now place the 4  remaining 2 1/2 inch white on the opposite corner and stitch on the line.

Cut the excess fabric off and iron again.

You will now have 4 "star leg" units.

Line your 9 patches as shown in the photo.

Sew them together as shown. I iron the seams out on the top and bottom rows and I iron the middle row in so the seams nest.

Final iron and you are done.   Thank you for making this military star block.   Jayne