Skornia Lesson 3 HST, QST, and Squares
Sue Skornia’s presentation at the Q.U. Guild meeting in June 2019 is presented in a series of lessons. This one covers:
Combination of Half-Square Triangles and Quarter-Square Triangles with Squares
Please scroll to the bottom for links to the rest of the lessons
Ohio Stars in a Trellis
Final size before borders: 48″ x 60″
Fabric needed:
Dark for star points (20 stars) 1 yard Cut: 40, 5½-inch squares
Dark for centers (Can be same as above) ½ yard Cut: 20, 4½-inch squares
Medium Light for triangles inside star ½ yard Cut: 20, 5½-inch squares
Light for outside triangle of hourglass blocks ½ yard Cut: 20, 5½-inch squares
Same light fabric for 1/2 of half-square triangles 1 yard Cut: 40, 5-inch blocks
Medium fabric or fabrics for 1/2 of half-square triangles 1 yard Cut: 40, 5-inch blocks
Instructions
- Place the 5-inch blocks, right sides together, with the light on the top. Draw a diagonal line from upper left corner to lower right corner. Sew a scant ¼ inch on each side of the line by chain piecing. Cut on the line. Press toward the dark fabric. Trim each resulting half-square triangle to exactly 4½ inches square, with the diagonal in two corners.
- Place 20 of the Dark 5½-inch squares right side up, and place the 20 Medium Light 5½-inch squares right side down on them. Draw a diagonal line from upper left corner to lower right corner. Sew a scant ¼ inch on each side of the line by chain piecing. Cut on the line. Press toward the dark fabric.
- Place 20 of the Dark 5½-inch squares right side up, and place the 20 Light 5½-inch squares right side down on them. Draw a diagonal line from upper left corner to lower right corner. Sew a scant ¼ inch on each side of the line by chain piecing. Cut on the line. Press toward the dark fabric.
- Place 1 each of 2. & 3. above, right sides together, Dark against Light and Medium, butting the seams together, and draw a line from the corners not in the seam. Pin at the seam and end of the line. Chain piece, ¼ inch from the line on both sides of the line. Cut on the line. Press open. Trim each resulting hourglass block (quarter-square triangle) to exactly 4½ inches square with the seams at the corners. (Look twice through the 6″ square, clear acrylic ruler.)
- Lay out on a design wall or bed. Assemble the blocks in rows, then sew together. Press first row to left, next to right, down the rows. Sew rows together, and press up or down.
- Add borders to desired size, if you wish. Can be quilted in the ditch in 4 directions, from the center out, horizontally and vertically, and in 4 directions, from the center out to each corner diagonally, with one thread color, the same as the “trellis” (light background).
Squares Needed for Three Layouts of Ohio Star Quilts
Ohio Star Quilt A Final Size before border 60 X 72 inches
Square size: 5 inches Block size: 15 inches square Setting: 4 blocks wide, 5 blocks long
Cut:
20 center blocks 5½ x 5½ inches
40 dark for hourglass blocks 6½ x 6½ inches
40 (or 20 + 20 if 3 colors needed) 6½ x 6½ inches
40 of 1 color if half-square triangles 6 x 6 inches
40 2nd color—half-square triangles 6 x 6 inches
for a total of 180 finished squares
Ohio Star Quilt B Final Size before border 75 X 90 inches
Square size: 5 inches Block size: 15 inches square Setting: 5 blocks wide, 6 blocks long
Cut:
30 center blocks 5½ x 5½ inches
60 dark for hourglass blocks 6½ x 6½ inches
60 (or 30 +30 if 3 colors needed) 6½ x 6½ inches
60 of 1 color if half-square triangles 6 x 6 inches
60 2nd color—half-square triangles 6 x 6 inches
for a total of 270 finished squares
Ohio Star Quilt C Final Size before border 60 X 72 inches
Square size: 4 inches Block size: 12 inches square Setting: 5 blocks wide, 6 blocks long
Cut:
30 center blocks 4½ X 4½ inches
60 dark for hourglass blocks 5½ X 5½ inches
60 (or 30 +30 if 3 colors needed) 5½ X 5½ inches
60 of 1 color if half-square triangles 5 X 5 inches
60 2nd color—half-square triangles 5 X 5 inches
for a total of 270 finished squares
NOTES
Trim half-square triangle squares and quarter-square triangle squares (hourglass) to final size
Can use 80 for Quilt A, or 120 for B or C, plain 5½ X 5½ inch blocks in place of half-square triangles
More Lessons from Sue Skornia’s Presentation
General Instructions for Making and Completing Quilts
Lesson 1: Half-Square Triangles & Combinations of Half-Square Triangles with Squares
Lesson 2: Quarter-Square Triangles (hour glass) & Combinations of Quarter-Square Triangles with Squares
Lesson 4: One-Quarter Triangle Square
Lesson 5: Floating Star
