capitol city quilt guild
multi color stripe

Tiny Treats

Brought to you by Ellen Mills and Wilma Rhodes.

Tiny Treats is a quilt block raffle held each month for members only. Patterns and instructions are included in the newsletter and linked off the home page. Make as many three blocks and enter your name once for each one.

multi color stripe

Twirling Star

September, 2012



10" Finished / 10.5" Unfinished



White: Cut 4 - 3½” x 5½”  A rectangles and 4 - 2½”  B squares
Medium color: Cut 4 - 2½” x 5½” C rectangles
Dark color: Cut 4 - 5½” squares
  1. Draw a diagonal line on wrong side of each B square.  With right sides together, place a B square on bottom of C rectangle. Sew on diagonal line (top right to bottom left) then cut 1/4" from seam line. Press toward B. Make 4 sets. With right sides together, place a CB unit on top of A rectangle. Sew seam on right side of unit, press open (CB unit on right) Make 4 units. ( Unit 1)
  2. Draw a diagonal line (top left to bottom right) on wrong side of each of these units. With right sides together, place a unit 1 on top of D. Sew on diagonal line, cut 1/4" from seam line, press open. Make 4 units. 
  3. Refer to picture and sew the 4 units together to make block.