Drafting for the Creative Quilter

8-POINTEDSTARBLOCkS 53

North Carolina Star Block

As I researched blocks, this one

was new to me, but easy to draft

and lovely.

TO DRAFT A 6 ̋ (FINISHED) BLOCK:

1. Draft a 6 ̋ Kaleidoscope block (page 47); do not erase
   any lines.


2. Moving clockwise and starting at the top edge,
   connect each A to the B directly opposite it, as well as
   to a second B diagonally across the square. This creates
   a large LeMoyne Star.


3. Label the intersection inside each diamond 2. I have
   drawn the large star in red and circled the intersections
   so you can more easily see them, though there is no need
   for you to do so.

B A

B

B

B

2

2

2

(^22)
2
2
(^2) A
A
A
Draft a Kaleidoscope block; connect the A’s to the B’s
and label the intersections within the diamonds.

4. Where the horizontal and vertical lines meet the
   block edge, label those 1.
   5. Where the diagonal line going toward the corner
   intersects the AB diagonal across the corner, label
   those 3.
   6. To create the center on-point square and four rect-
   angles, use a red pencil to connect two 2’s four times.
   7. With a blue pencil, connect two 2’s to a 1 four times.
   8. With an orange pencil, connect two 2’s to a 3 and
   connect the 2’s to each other 4 times.

B A

B

1 B

1

1 1

B

2

3 3

3 3

A

A

A

2

2

2

2

2 2

2

Label the horizontal and vertical lines and intersections.

Use different colors to connect the points.

9. Erase all unnecessary lines, leaving only seamlines.