Halloween Star Quilt

Hello friends, welcome back! It’s time for another free quilt pattern! This one is fun, and I’m convinced you are going to love it!

Fabric Requirements

Layer cake or 40- 10″ squares (I’m using Holiday Essentials Halloween by Stacy Iest Hsu)
3 1/2 yds background
1 yd of contrasting fabric
2/3 yd for binding

Let’s start with our layer cake. We need 40 squares. So find 2 squares to take out. In my layer cake I have 20 different prints, so 2 of them had a third square in those prints. Those are the two I removed from my layer cake. You want this to be bright and since I’m using a white for my background, I didn’t want it to blend it with my background.

Divide those 40 squares into two piles.

One pile of 20 for the star points (A) and one pile of 20 for the center of the star.

Pair up the center star squares so you have a pile of 10 with two contracting fabrics paired together. (B and C)

Cut List:

From background:
- Cut 5- 10″ x wof
  - Subcut into 20- 10″ squares (D)
- Cut 9- 4.5″ x wof
  - Subcut into 80- 4.5″ squares (E)
- Cut 7- 4.5″ x wof (F)
  - Used for strip piecing sashing
- Cut 2- 1.5″ x wof (G)
  - Used for strip piecing sashing
From contrasting fabric:
- Cut 7- 4.5″ x wof (H)
  - Used fro strip piecing sashing
- Cut 2- 1.5″ x wof
  - Subcut into 32- 1.5″ squares (I)

8-at-a-Time Half-Square Triangles – Set 1

Take one A and one D and place them right sides together.

Draw corner-to-corner diagonally both directions. (It should look like an X) Pin the pieces together away from the lines, so they don’t slip.

Sew 1/4″ down each side of the drawn lines.

Take to your cutting mat and we will be making 4 cuts. One down each of the diagonal lines you just sewed on each side. And then in half vertically and horizontally.

After the 4 cuts, you should have 8 triangles.

Take to the ironing board, press towards dark side and trim to 4 1/2″ square (A/D).

If you need additional information about making 8-at-a-time HST, check out this post.

8-at-a-Time Half-Square Triangles – Set 2

Take one B and one C and place them right sides together.

Draw corner-to-corner diagonally both directions. (It should look like an X) Pin the pieces together away from the lines, so they don’t slip.

Sew 1/4″ down each side of the drawn lines.

Take to your cutting mat and we will be making 4 cuts. One down each of the diagonal lines you just sewed on each side. And then in half vertically and horizontally.

After the 4 cuts, you should have 8 triangles.

Take to the ironing board, press towards dark side and trim to 4 1/2″ square (B/C).

Block Sashing

Take 1- F and 1-H and sew them together lengthwise. Press towards H.

Square up the ends, and then subcut into 1 1/2″ strips. Finish piece should measure 1 1/2″ x 8 1/2″. (J)

Continue with additional F and H until you have 80- 1 1/2″ strips or J.

Create Block Groups

Now that we’ve done all the prep work, it’s time to pair our pieces up to decide which we want in each block.

In each block, you will need 3 different sets of HST. You don’t want these sets to match, so make sure you use a variety of different colors and styles.

8- HST that match (A/D)
4- HST that match (B/C)
4- E
1- I
4- J

Create 20 block groups.

Ribbon Block

Layout your block like below. We are creating a 2×2 layout with A/D, B/C, and E.

Sew each row together and press toward A/D.

Then sew the rows together and press. Block should measure 8 1/2″.

Create 4 Blocks that all look the same.

The quilt block will be layed out with 9 pieces, creating a 3 x 3 layout.

Ribbon Block, J, Ribbon Block
J, I, J
Ribbon Block, J, Ribbon Block

Sew each row together pressing towards the J and sew the rows together. Press towards the center sashing.

Trim to 17 1/2″ square.

Quilt Sashing

Take 2- F, 2-H, and 1-G and sew them together lengthwise in this pattern: F, H, G, H, F.

Press away from G in the middle. Tip: when you go to iron, make sure they are nice and flat.

Square up the ends, and then subcut into 1 1/2″ strips. Finish piece should measure 1 1/2″ x 17 1/2″. (K)

Continue with additional F, H, and G until you have 31- 1 1/2″ strips or K.

Lay your quilt out in a 4 x 5 pattern placing K between the blocks and I where the 4-K’s all come together.

Sew the rows together, pressing towards K. Sew the rows together and then give your quilt to a a good press before sending it off to your long arm quilter.

Finished size: 73″ x 91″

If you want a final border

If you want a nice clean look all the way around, you will need to cut a final border. Doing it from either background or contrasting fabric sould look great.

Additional fabric required would be 5/8 yd.

Subcut into 8- 2.5″ x wof. Sew fabric together so you have one long strip. And cut into:

2- 91″
2-77″

Sew the 91″ to the side, press toward final border and the 77″ to the top and bottom pressing toward the final border.

Finished size should be 77″ x 95″.

Finishing Your Quilt

Pick out your quilt back and batting and either quilt on your home machine or send it to the long-arm quilter.

Bind your quilt and the snuggle underneath it!

Questions

If you have any questions, please go watch the YouTube video (above). I go into much more detail in the video, and you can watch it and follow along.

If you have questions after that, drop them in my comment section below, or on the comment section of the video and I will come and answer them.

Tag me!

I would love to see your progress. Just tag me at #theashleytomlinson or #ashley_sunnymade and I’ll be able to see you on social media.

I want to see how they turn out!

Happy sewing!