Quilt Block: Ribbon Star Quilt Block Tutorial

This block is just so easy to make. You can make a quilt by simply sewing a number of the blocks together or you could add sashing between the blocks. It looks great either way. Add some borders and you have a truly lovely quilt.

I have only used two contrasting colours but you could change it up by making each block a different colour or even each of star points in a different colour. There are just so many ways you can colourise this versatile block.

The instructions below are for a 12′ x12″ finished block.

Watch the video below or scroll down for the step-by-step written instructions

What You Need:

Background Fabric:

4 squares (@ 3½” x 3½”) these are the corner squares.
6 squares (@ 4″ x 4″)

Contrasting Fabric

6 squares (@ 4″ x 4″)

TOOLS USED IN THIS TUTORIAL

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Method:

To make the half-square triangle (HST):-

Take one piece of 4″ background fabric and draw a line diagonally across the reverse side of the square.

Place the piece on top of a piece of contrasting fabric (right sides together) making sure the edges match up.
Sew a seam line ¼” on either side of the drawn line.

Cut along the drawn line.

You now have 2 HST’s.

Press the seams open.

Trim the HST’s to 3½”. If you are unsure how to do this, here is a link to our tutorial on How to Square Up Half-Square Triangles.

Repeat for all 6 squares and you will end up with 12 HST’s.
Lay the pieces out on the mat as shown below.

Assemble the Block:

Place the right sides together and sew the first two squares in the row, together with a ¼” seam.
Place the right sides together and sew the last two squares in the row, together with a ¼” seam.

Join the two sets of squares together.

Repeat this process with all of the rows.

Press all the seams open.

Join the rows together by placing the top row over the second row. Match up the seam lines and the edges and pin.
Sew together with a ¼” seam.

Repeat with the bottom two rows.
Join the rows together, again matching up the seams and pinning along the edges.
Your gorgeous block is now finished. Have fun playing with this one. Happy blocking.