Friendship Star

There are many occasions when we share our friendship with each other.  Most of these are happy times.  Our friendship is most important, however, when our friends really need us.
Sometimes we just need to show that we care.  We can't take away the pain a friend is feeling, but we can let them know that we are thinking of them and praying for them. 
Making a quilt is a small thing we can do.  It takes small scraps of fabric and time. But when we put our blocks together, we can wrap our friend in warmth and love.

Today we're making Friendship Star blocks that finish 6 in. square.  Our colors are blue and white.  Choose whatever blues and whites you like.

To make one block, you will need:
1    2.5 in. square in blue
4    2.5 in. white squares
4    half square triangles that measure 2.5 in unfinished (2 in. finished).

To make the half square triangles:

Cut 2 squares of white fabric 2 7/8 in. square
Cut 2 squares of blue fabric 2 7/8 in. square.

Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the white squares. 

Place each white square right sides together with a blue squares, and sew 1/4 in. on either side of the drawn line.  Cut on the diagonal line.  Each pair will make 2 half square triangles, for a total of 4.

You could also use the Easy Angle ruler to make the half square triangles, or any other method that works for you.

Once you have the half square triangles made, assemble the block like this.  The hardest thing for me is always placing the triangles correctly.

Here are two of them, ready to go.  I used a different fabric for the centers than I used for the half square triangles, but you could use the same fabric.  One of the best things about a scrap quilt, in my opinion, is the variety of fabrics used.

We are collecting these blocks at our next meeting, on Wednesday, April 20. 

Thank you for participating.