Star Block Wall Quilts

June 14, 2013
Get starstruck with free quilt patterns that highlight Star blocks. Use red, white, and blue for a Fourth of July quilt. Or choose traditional Christmas colors for a holiday wall hanging. Star blocks look stunning in any colorway, so choose fabric that matches your decor for a five-star quilt that will last all year!
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Make Your Point

Feature print stars with bold solid color star points amid a neutral background in a wall hanging. The dark borders provide high contrast.

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Sunrise Stars

Pair gray, an updated neutral, with sweet pastels in a star-studded wall hanging. Use solids and near solids to balance some of the exuberant prints.

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Stars on Display

Frame star blocks with a neutral background and black sashing strips. The scrappy accordion border and a standout red paisley print add color without overwhelming the real stars of the quilt-the machine quilting and star blocks.

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Fireworks

Stars shine on a patriotic wall hanging that's packed with nostalgic charm.

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Stunning Star-Crossed Quilt

Use rich reds, browns, and creams in a cozy throw. Make your stars shine by using a different print for each one.

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Star Burst Wall Hanging

This bright quilt features a blazing star of fiery red, yellows, and orange batiks. The star shines against a pale green background.

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Plaid Stars Wall Quilt

Plaid flannels in darker colors combine in a star block wall hanging for masculine style.

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Sophisticated Stars

Dark sashing squares cut from an intricate Jacobean floral and star blocks in an elegant colorway set the stage for a sophisticated, traditional wall quilt.

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Star of the Show

Combine florals and tone-on-tones in muted, rich colors for this wall quilt. The large star became the focus when she framed it with a dark inner border and a large floral outer border.

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Seaside Stars

For a travel-theme wall quilt, choose nautical prints. The stripes and sailboats add movement and the bold pops of red punch up the contrast.

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Plaid Stars Wall Quilt

Plaid flannels in darker colors combine in a star block wall hanging for masculine style.

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Nautical Stars

Get on board the nautical trend with fabrics featuring sailboats, lighthouses, and seagulls in patriotic-looking star blocks that are perfect for summer.

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Sweet Tea

The secret to creating this field of stars is not in the blocks, but in the sashing.

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Floating Stars Wall Hanging

Just two blocks-a star block in two colorways and an hourglass block that gets rotated-team up in a wall hanging.

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Blazing Stars Wall Quilt

Combine four Blazing Star blocks for a striking wall hanging. By using prints with metallic stripes, the star points seem to radiate light.

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Starry Lane Wall Hanging

A festive framework for Starry Lane blocks results in a bright wall hanging.

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Starring Diamonds Wall Hanging

Fussy-cut motifs fill star centers in this bright wall hanging. Standout geometric prints mimic the diamond and hexagon shapes of the pieced quilt center.

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Pretty in Pastels Quilt

Use Double-Nine Patch blocks, star blocks, and a sawtooth border all made from pastel fabric in a pretty wall hanging.

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Super Star Quilts

From table toppers to wall hangings, throws to bed-size quilts, there's sure to be a new favorite star attraction in this magazine just waiting to be made.

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Simple Stars Quilt

For a quick-to-make baby quilt, set off eight star blocks with vertical-print sashing strips. Hang it on the wall for a nursery decoration.

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Eight-Pointed Stars Wall Hanging

Bold and bright prints in the setting triangles and border draw attention to the perimeter of this playful, five-star wall hanging.

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Snowballs and Stripes

Geometric prints in the border and star points frame the soft florals featured in the center of the Snowball units.

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Patriotic Points Wall Hanging

Fabrics in reds, creams, and blues turn simple blocks into patriotic patterns that are stunning when combined into a Americana wall hanging. An impactful star block in the center provides a shining focal point.

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Batik Triangle Stars

This bright batik wall hanging is made with just one block, but careful fabric placement creates the illusion of different blocks.

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Americana Lone Star

A two-color collage provides an unexpected background in the LeMoyne Star blocks and setting units. Abrupt changes from light prints to dark prints make this small Lone Star radiate.

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Starry Irish Chain

Retro-inspired prints pop off a mottled dark brown background in a wall hanging that features Star and Irish Chain blocks.

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Hourglass Stars Wall Hanging

With careful fabric selection, you can highlight the quilt's star or hourglass blocks. Fabric placement in the hourglass blocks also creates a secondary star design.

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Citrus Stars

A playful palette of citrus colors-orange, green, and yellow-brings a summery look to this wall hanging. Careful placement of triangle-squares produces pairs of star blocks.

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Annie’s Star

Strategically placed triangles create the illusion of a circle surrounding the center star. A black print with celestial motifs in blue, cranberry, and gold inspired the designer's rich color scheme.

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Swirling Galaxy

Bright yellow, pink, and orange stars twinkle against a swirling dark background. Large florals, stripes, and wave prints add movement to this wall hanging.

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Rail Fence & Stars

Replicate these chocolate brown stars in pieced cream backgrounds or feature your favorite lights and darks. The contrast of the light and dark fabrics allows the stars to shine.

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Swirling Galaxy

Bright yellow, pink, and orange stars twinkle against a swirling dark background.

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Star Crossed

Dark red and brown prints add weight to the borders and star center of this quilt, while pastels add softness, creating a strong diagonal effect between the Star blocks in this wall hanging.

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Star Crib Quilt

Use a vivid stripe as the starting point for choosing colors and fabrics in this bright kid's quilt. The result is an evening sky of bright stars.

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Star Party

Put your light and bright scraps to use in a scrappy quilt featuring a party of stars.

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Prickly Stars

A classic pattern yields star-studded results. Every Feathered Star block is made from different fabrics, perfect for using a multitude of scraps.

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