Courtship Quilt With Jenny Doan

This courtship star quilt by Missouri Star might be the most enjoyable project you’ll ever make at home! It is a very big quilt, but trust me, it is easy to assemble. This pattern has 4 blocks that are all made using half-square triangles. Yes, you read that right, HSTs, so you need to make a ton of it. But don’t worry, as Jenny Doan will teach you how to make 8 HSTs all at once using the easy 8 method.

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With this quilt design, you will learn how to make the pinwheel block, Ohio star block, chevron block, and flying geese block. All of these blocks are easy and beginner-friendly, so no need to get overwhelmed. Anyone can surely follow the instructions with ease. For the full step-by-step tutorial, watch the video below. Happy quilting!

Easy Courtship Quilt Materials

• 1 package of 10″ background squares
• 1 package of 10″ print squares
• 1 yard of accent fabric
• 3/4 yard of inner border
• 1 1/2 yard of outer border
• 3/4 yard of binding
• 2 3/4 yards of backing (108″ wide)

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How to Make a Courtship Quilt

Step 1:

Take a 10″ print square and a 10″ background square. Place them right sides together. Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner in both directions. Sew 1/4″ on both sides of the line. Once done, cut in half horizontally and vertically, then cut directly on the drawn lines. Press them open towards the dark side. Trim them into 4 1/2″ squares. You’ll get 8 HSTs for each one. Repeat for all the squares in your pack.

Step 2:

Make a pinwheel. Get 4 pieces of HSTs of the same fabrics and arrange them in a pinwheel. Sew them together to make the block. You need 4 pinwheel blocks.

Step 3:

Make the stars in the middle. Get 4 of the same HSTs for the middle, 8 of the same HSTs in a different fabric, and 4 pieces of background corner squares. Arrange them just like in the photo below then sew them together. You need 4 of this block.

Step 4:

For the chevron, you need 4 HSTs of the same fabric. Arrange them to form an arrow, then sew just like a four-patch.

Step 5:

For the flying geese, you need two HSTs with the colors together.

Step 6:

Arrange the blocks together, just like in the photo above.

Courtship Quilt With Jenny Doan