~ Harvest Star Tutorial ~

Hey Quilty Friends!  Here in Indiana harvest time is rolling to a close.  Most of the crops have been harvested and the fields are bare.  However the trees are in full color.  Autumn came about 2 weeks late this year due to the crazy spring/winter weather.  It's been an very wet year so the grass is still green and all the rain has made the leaves on the trees extra bright.  To bring Autumn to a close here on the blog I thought it would be nice to share a cute little star tutorial.  Harvest Star is tiny, measuring 6.5".

It was was a test block for my Farmhouse Pumpkins quilt pattern.  The block turned out great and I really like it but I thought the colors would take away from what I originally envisioned for this quilt.

My quilty mind thinks this star block would look even cuter with orange pumpkins in the Farmhouse Pumpkins pattern.  The pattern for the quilt can be found in my Etsy and Craftsy shops.  Links are at the top of the blog.

All arrows show pressing directions

Assemble (2) 1" x 2.5" Brown with (1) 2.5" x 2.5" Orange. Press.  Assemble (2) 1" x 3" to the top and bottom.  Press.

Draw a line from corner to corner on all (4) 2 3/8" x 2 3/8" Teal.  Layer (2) Teal squares in opposite corners of (1) 4.25" x 4.25" White.  Stitch 1/4" away on both sides of the drawn line.

Cut on the drawn line.  Press.

Assemble (1) 2 3/8" x 2 3/8" Teal with each unit.  Stitch 1/4" away on both sides of the drawn line.  Cut on the drawn line.  I forgot to put pressing arrows on the this picture....so PRESS TOWARDS THE TEAL.  Then trim away the wings.  

Assemble the block in rows using (4) 2" x 2" White.

If you make these little blocks I'd love to see them!  On social media use #harveststarquiltblock  or you can send an email podunkpretties@gmail.com.

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~ Autumn Star ~ TUTORIAL ~

So how many of you are like me and have piles of Half Square Triangles piling up from using the flippy corners method.  (What's a flippy corner!?  A tutorial can be found here. )  I've saved hundreds possibly thousands of these over the years.  The plan was to someday make a quilt from all of them.  Great plan...had I squared them up as they were made.   To square up all them now would just be a pain in the neck...LITERALLY.   It's still fun from time to time to pull out a few or use the ones from a current project in a small quick project.  These (76) orange Hst's were laying on my cutting table waiting be stored away with the others when the quilty wheels started turning.   A block was born!  Autumn Star is what I named my version simply because I could not find another like it in my 30 minute skip through Google.  If you know the real name please let me know.  This block could be simplified by using flying geese and square in a square blocks instead of Hst's. 

For this block you will need (24) 2.5"  Hst's.  If you don't have an abundance of Hst's laying around like me you can always make your own.  The easiest way to make 24 of these would be the MAGIC 8 method.  Karen Walker of Laugh Yourself into Stitches has great little tutorial with a chart for many different sized Hst's.

Here's the complete list of what is needed to make ONE  16" Autumn Star Block.

*(24) 2.5" Hst's

*(4) 2.5" background

*(4) 4.5" x 2.5" background

*(4) 6.5" x 2.5" background

*(4) 4.5" 4.5" Aqua

****The arrows show pressing directions in the images below****

Stitch together (2) Hst's to make Unit 1

Assemble (2) 6.5" x 2.5" with (1) Unit 1.

 Assemble (1) 2.5" background with (3) Hst's to make Unit 2

 Assemble (2) 4.5" x 2.5" background and (1) 4.5" x 4.5" Aqua with (2) Unit 2

Assemble (4) Hst's to make Unit 3

Assemble (2) Unit 1 with (2) 4.5" x 4.5" Aqua and (1) Unit 3.

Assemble as shown below.

 Press and you have your first block!  Yay!  How many are you planning to make?

Hope you enjoyed this tutorial.  If you make one please let me know by email, podunkpretties@gmail.com. Or by tagging your blocks on Instagram with #autumnstarquiltblock or just tag me @podunkpretties  

I've also changed my Facebook account for my quilty friends.   You can follow me on Facebook by clicking here. or clicking Facebook in the sidebar of this blog. I post to Facebook and Instagram more often than I do here on the blog because it's easier to post sneak peeks at what I'm working on at the moment.

Linking up with these awesome blogs.  Hop over and be inspired by quilters around the world!

https://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com/2018/10/lets-bee-social-247.html

and

https://conniekresin.com/2018/10/linky-tuesday-october-23rd.html

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