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Free Tutorial for the All Hallows Quilt Block, a Beautiful Star Block for any Season

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Free Tutorial for the All Hallows Quilt Block, a Beautiful Star Block for any Season
Let's take a look at how to sew the All Hallows quilt block. This traditional star block makes a beautiful secondary Pinwheel design when multiple blocks are sewn together. It uses only Half Square Triangles, Square in a Square and Flying Geese units to construct but there are a lot of points to match up!

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How to Sew the Blueberry Pie Quilt Block - a Free Tutorial

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How to Sew the Blueberry Pie Quilt Block - a Free Tutorial
Today let's learn how to piece this lovely star block called Blueberry Pie. With a name like that, what's not to love! It is made with Half Square Triangles, Flying Geese, and squares and I'll walk you through each step for a successful finish. Plus, for some inspiration, there are layout suggestions at the end.

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Free Green Mountain Star Quilt Block Tutorial

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Free Green Mountain Star Quilt Block Tutorial
The Green Mountain Star quilt is a lovely large quilt block that makes for a beautiful quilt. Also known as Aunt Mary's Star the block uses snowballed rectangles, Hourglass and Flying Geese patches and goes together quickly! Since the block is large, you don't need to make too many blocks for a quilt top! Plus I'll show you some layout ideas.

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How to Sew this Star Geese Quilt Block Variation - a Free Tutorial

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How to Sew this Star Geese Quilt Block Variation - a Free Tutorial
Today let's take a look at my variation of the traditional Star Geese quilt block. The original is a nice block (I'll post a picture later in the tutorial) but I really like how this one looks in a quilt. We're going to be doing a bit of paper piecing but it's an easy unit to do. 

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How to Sew the Traditional Kansas Star Quilt Block - a Free Tutorial

Posted by Elaine Huff on

How to Sew the Traditional Kansas Star Quilt Block - a Free Tutorial
The Kansas Star (or Crystal Star) quilt block is a classic block that first appeared in print in the Kansas City Star publication. The block is made entirely of square in a square patches so it is easy to sew together. Let's get started!

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