Block 9 - Sawtooth Star Tutorial - Quilt Block Series

You’ll need three fabrics again so that the pattern stands out nicely. I’m using the same three colours as the last block, white, grey and black. From the grey fabric, you’ll need a 6.5” Square and four 3.5” squares. From the white you’ll need four 3.5x6.5” rectangles. And from the black fabric you’ll need eight 3.5” squares.
We'll first prepare the flying geese sections. To do this, draw a diagonal line on the back of all the black squares. I’ll run this forward...
Now take one of those squares and place it right side together on one end of a white rectangle. Your line should run top outer corner to the middle of the rectangle.
Sew down your marked line.
Trim the outer part down to 1/4". Press the seam towards the darker fabric.
Press that open from the top, then repeat to add another square on the opposite end of the rectangle.
Repeat this process to make another three identical patches. I’ve already made the others, so we can move to the next step. Oh, for those who have seen my videos before, you’ll have spotted the spider… for those of you who haven’t and are wondering what the heck I’m sewing into that bit of fabric for beforehand… it helps with getting the fabric through the machine without sucking it inside, particularly when the pieces you’re sewing are so small. Give it a go when you next have trouble getting fabric to feed through your machine… just sew a little over the end of the spider, then pop your actual project under the foot and continue… anyway!
Take one of the patches you made and add a grey square to both the left and right edges, they should be right sides together. Sew... and press the seams outward. Press from the top. Repeat to make two of these patches. Set them aside.
Take the remaining two flying geese patches and lay them out as shown with the large grey square in the middle. I’ll turn this so you can see It properly...
Flip each over as shown and pin them right sides together. You can see on this right side one that I went wrong somewhere when sewing the patch together. However, it’s within the seam allowance area so I’m leaving it.
Sew down both sides. Press the seams inwards. Press from the top.
Take the two sections you created at the beginning and place them at the top and bottom of the centre section.
Fold them in so that the fabrics are right sides together and ensure the seams all line up - if you’ve used accurate ¼ inch seams, it should come together perfectly. Pin where the seams meet so the fabric doesn’t move.
Sew across the top and bottom. Snip away that spider if you’re using one. Press the top seam up and the bottom seam down.
Turn the block over and iron it from the right side.
And that’s it, block 9 is now complete. I enjoyed making this one and I hope you do too.
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