Nordic Star Quilt Block Pattern
By Hatun Comak →
Sunday, April 6, 2025
Today I'm here with a tutorial of a classic quilt pattern which looks so nice and also easy to make. Nordic Star Quilt Pattern require some half square triangles and it has many variations when you change the layout. Here is my Nordic Star Quilt Pattern with cutting instructions and tutorial. Hope it will be helpful for you.
Cutting instructions
- Background fabric.
- Cut four 3.75" squares
- Cut four 1.5"x 6" rectangles
- Red fabric
- Cut one 1.5" square
- Blue and red fabric
Step-by-step tutorial
- Step 1: Make the half square triangle units (HST)
Draw diagonal lines on back sides of four background 3.75" squares and two of the red fabrics. Pair up the squares as follows: two backgroud with two red fabric, two background with two red and blue fabric, two red fabric with red and blue fabric.- Step 2: Sew along 1/4" away from either side of the diagonal line. Cut away on the line, press seams open and trim each HST unit to 3,25". You will get twelve half square triangle units.
- Step 3: Make the star point corners
Layout the half square triangles and the background corners as in the image below.
Sew three HSTs and one corner square so you get one of the star points. (You sew row by row.) Press the seams open. You will have four star points.
Step 4: Assemble the block.
Before sewing thwe pieces together, you may want to arrange the pieces as shown in the image below so that you can get a better understanding of what you are doing.
Sew 1.5"x6" rectangle to 1.5" square, press the seams open and then sew the next 1.5"x6" rectangle.
Step 5: Sew a star point unit to one of the 1.5"x6" rectangle and then add the second star point unit. Press seams open. Repeat the same for the other two star point units.
Now you get three rows. Finally sew the three rows together and you've finished it.
I hope you find my tutorial helpful. Whatever you do, enjoy it!
- Step 2: Sew along 1/4" away from either side of the diagonal line. Cut away on the line, press seams open and trim each HST unit to 3,25". You will get twelve half square triangle units.
- Step 3: Make the star point corners
Layout the half square triangles and the background corners as in the image below.
Sew three HSTs and one corner square so you get one of the star points. (You sew row by row.) Press the seams open. You will have four star points.
Step 4: Assemble the block.
Before sewing thwe pieces together, you may want to arrange the pieces as shown in the image below so that you can get a better understanding of what you are doing.
Sew 1.5"x6" rectangle to 1.5" square, press the seams open and then sew the next 1.5"x6" rectangle.
Sew three HSTs and one corner square so you get one of the star points. (You sew row by row.) Press the seams open. You will have four star points.
Step 4: Assemble the block.
Step 5: Sew a star point unit to one of the 1.5"x6" rectangle and then add the second star point unit. Press seams open. Repeat the same for the other two star point units.
Now you get three rows. Finally sew the three rows together and you've finished it.
