Preparation and cutting
1
From the light print fabric, cut:- Four strips, 6in across the width
of the fabric. Trim two of these strips
to 33in long and two to 24in long. Put
them aside for Border 1.
From the offcuts of these strips, cut: - 18 squares, 2^1 ⁄ 2 in
- Nine squares, 2in.
2
From the assorted medium print
fabrics, cut:- 64 squares, 2^3 ⁄ 4 in
- 18 squares, 2^1 ⁄ 2 in
- 40 squares, 2in
- 56 rectangles, 2^3 ⁄ 4 x 2in.
Friendship Star blocks
3
Rule a diagonal line from corner to
corner on the wrong side of the
light 2^1 ⁄ 2 in squares. Match each of
them with a 2^1 ⁄ 2 in square of mediumprint fabric, right sides together. Sew(^1) ⁄ 4 in either side of the ruled line. Cut
along the marked lines and press the
pieced squares open, as shown in
Diagram 1. Trim them to measure 2in
square from raw edge to raw edge.
4
To make one Friendship Star
block, you will need four pieced
squares from Step 3, one 2in square
of light print fabric and four 2in
squares of assorted medium print
fabrics. Lay out the patches in three
rows of three, as shown in the
Friendship Star Block Layout
Diagram.
5
Sew the units in each row
together, then sew the rows
together, carefully matching seams.
Your Friendship Star should
measure 5in square from raw edge
to raw edge.
6
Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to make
a total of nine Friendship Star
blocks.
Four-patch blocks
7
To make a Four-patch block, you
will need four 2^3 ⁄ 4 in squares of
medium print fabrics. Lay them out
in two rows of two. Sew the squares
together in pairs, then join the pairs
to complete the block. It should
measure 5in square from raw edge
to raw edge.
8
Repeat Step 7 to make a total
of 16 Four-patch blocks.
Assembly
9
Lay out the Friendship Star blocks
and the Four-patch blocks in fi ve
rows of fi ve blocks each. The
arrangement of blocks that Anni used
is shown in the Quilt Layout Diagram,
but you could develop your own
layout if you wished.
Friendship Star block
Appliquéd presents (including a corner one) Quilt Layout Diagram
Diagram 1
Friendship Star Block Layout Diagram Four-patch block