9 Patch Indiana Star Quilt Block
This post may contain affiliate links which won’t change your price but will share a commission.Something I really enjoy doing is making a quilt block from my batik scraps. This Indiana Star quilt block can easily be broken down into 9 sections for the quilt block. Many times when you do this, it is so much easier to learn how to make a quilt block.
Indiana Star quilt block tutorial
Some time ago I was asked to make an Indiana Star quilt block and I searched in my EQ software and also online and this was the only one I could find. I decided to make it as a 12-inch quilt block.
Cutting the quilt block
I have a lot of batik scraps that are a fat quarter size or smaller and those are what I used to make the quilt block.
- Cream – cut (1) 4 1/2-inch square
- cut (4) 2 7/8-inch squares – then cut in half diagonally
- Dark Teal – cut (2) 4 7/8-inch squares – then cut in half diagonally
- cut (4) 2 1/2-inch squares
- Light Teal – cut (2) 4 7/8-inch squares – then cut in half diagonally
- cut (4) 2 1/2-inch squares
- Purple – cut (4) 2 7/8-inch squares – then cut in half diagonally
Use a 1/4 inch seam allowance and press seams open.
Half Square Triangles
Sew the cream and purple half-square triangles (HSTs) together and then press. Cut off the dog ears. Each block should measure 2½-inches.
Next, sew the larger dark teal and light teal half-square triangles (HSTs) together.
4-Patch Section
Layout one section of the small squares and small half-square triangles and sew them together. Make (4) of these.
Rows of the quilt block
This is a 9-patch quilt block made with 3 rows. The center row of the quilt block uses the 4½-inch cream square in the center. Layout your pieces for each row as shown below. Each row will measure 4½-inches x 12½-inches.
I’m not sure yet what other block or blocks would go well with this block for a quilt, I’ll have to try out some designs in my Electric Quilt software. Do you like the 9-patch Indiana Star quilt block?
Would you like to make this quilt block in a different size?
Quilt Ideas Using the Indiana Star Quilt Block
I used Electric Quilt 8 to make up a couple of quilts using the Indiana Star quilt block to give you some ideas of what you can do.
Get a PDF of this quilt block tutorial in 4 different sizes. There are also black/white diagrams so you can choose your own colors.
Before you go…..
Making a 9 Patch Indiana Star Quilt Block is fun. Another neat quilt block to make is the Four Square quilt block, read the blog post and learn how to make it.
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Hi, I’m Connie Kresin Campbell, the quilter, writer, and photographer behind Freemotion By the River. I enjoy inspiring others with my quilt tutorials and patterns. You’ll also see my sweet adopted dogs from time to time.
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I think if I made this quilt I would make the centre sq the same as number 2 in your diagram. So 1 and 2 in the centre would be the dark teal. What do you think???
Hope you can follow what I am trying to say.
I love looking at your emails and keeping up with your fur babies.
Thank you Connie! I think I just found my next project.
Thanks for loving Rusty
Lydia
Thank you for sharing your journey with Rusty and your new home. I love to read about these and appreciate you taking the time to share with us.
I wish you the best in 2024 and can’t wait to hear about your surprise.
Thanks for your pattern for the Indiana Star block. I’m looking forward to the new year to start sewing again. We enjoyed the holiday and the weather. We are not snow people, so enjoyed our 50 degree weather. Wishing you a Happy, healthy New Year.
Thanks for the different size patterns for the Indiana Star block, I appreciate your generosity!
Good luck with Rusty. He’s so lucky to have a mommy and daddy like you two. I couldn’t look at the puppies because I would want them. Since I already have a dog and 2 cats.
That Indiana Star block looks great. I love thzt last picture of Mr.Mickey, he looks like he is sticking his tougne out at you.
Thanks for the fabulous Indiana Star nine patch quilt block and the welcomed additional sizes. The colors are mesmerizing. Also, thanks for the Quilt plannner and journal and the 2023 beautiful sewing theme calendar. They are both very useful and will certainly come in handy to make life and quilting easier. Thanks to you and Happy New Year and much success in the new year.
Love the colors you used in the Indiana Star block. Happy, healthy and safe New Year to you and yours. Hope Rusty’s surgery is more successful this time.
Thank you for an interesting block and such great instructions.
Such a pretty block. You have picked such beautiful colors. This looks like something I must make. Just read more about Rusty. He is so fortunate to be adopted by you and your husband. He c couldn’t asked for better “parents.” He has quite the ordeal ahead of him and I hope all goes well.
That is a really fun block! Once all my company goes home on Sunday I will have to play with this one too.
Connie, you look great in this photo and the boys are adorable. A Happy and Healthy 2023….
Pretty block, pretty colours! Happy New Year to you and Builder Bob and your 4 legged kids! 🥰🇨🇦
Happy New Year! Love the Indiana Star block and am intrigued by the comment to add an Ohio Star as an alternate block. Am quilting my last 2022 UFO, so absolutely cannot add another project for a week. Thanks for keeping us challenged & creative!
What an interesting quilt block
Thank you for the post.
Glad to hear it has warmed up and the snow and ice is gone for now.
Very nice block! Love the colors you chose also.
Want to wish you, Bob, Mickey and Rusty a very Happy New Year!
That’s a great looking block and such a nice size too. Perfect colors as well. I hope you have a wonderful, healthy and productive new year.
Love this – It is a very “active” pattern! The colors are wonderful! Just what I need to get out of the winter doldrums! Everything melted today and now it’s a big slushy mess! But EVERYONE is out walking. Upside is I did a lot of sewing with the bad weather.
Thanks. Hugs to the Fur Kids
Happy New Year to you,Builder Bob, Mr. Mickey & Rusty. I enjoyed getting the Indiana Star pattern tonight. We’ve had 3.5 ft of snow in two days and now it is starting to rain so I will be staying in for the next couple of days. Always fun to have something new to try out.
Have a safe holiday.
Sharron
Love those colors and it is a great pattern for using small pieces that seem to multiply after every project.
So nice to see your letter in my box today. I love the colors in your Indiana Star block. Not sure I’ll try it right away, though. Still have so many WIP. Happy New Year to you, Builder Bob, Mr. Mickey, and Rusty.
I like the block and your fabric choices. Rusty looks good.
Hi Connie!
Just finished an early dinner and dishes are done. What a nice surprise to find you in my Inbox. I love the block. It looks like a lot of fun. I think I’ll give it a try once I finish my current project. The last thing I need is one more UFO. LOL!!
Indiana Star 9 patch + Ohio Star are the beginnings of a history quilt for my family. Now, just need something for Virginia and Tennessee.
I’ve am a newbie reading your blog. Love your quilts and color blends. Thank you so much for giving me the idea for
a family quilt.
What a great block! I was born and raised in Indiana so will be making one of these for myself. I moved to Ohio as a teenager so I’ll have to see if I can sash the Indiana and Ohio Star blocks to make a table runner or something small. Thank you!
Should the 2 1/2 inch squares be cut in half? It appears that they are sewn into the four patch whole.
Also, for those of us who don’t have a cutting machine, can’t we just make the half square triangles the traditional way?
I think the 2 1/2 squares are not to be cut as they will be sewn with the completed 21/2 inch purple/cream squares
Hi Dolonne, you don’t cut the 2 1/2-inch squares diagonally. I had copy/pasted to cut diagonally and have now deleted that. I am so sorry. The pieces were all cut by hand, not with a machine.
Good Evening Connie!
The Indiana Star block looks fun. Love your picture with Rusty and Mr. Mickey. Have a wonderful evening.
Leslee