Rainbow Scrap Sampler - Friendship Star

This one is another block based on a nine patch grid.  Just replace a few solid squares with HST units and you are ready to roll.

 I like using the easy angle ruler for HST blocks because they can be cut from the same strips as the solid squares.  It is much easier to put blocks together from precut strips if they can all be the same size.

 First you will need one square of dark fabric and four squares of background fabric.  Then you can place your strips right side together and use the easy angle ruler to cut four pairs of triangles.
Sew the triangles together, remove the dog ears and press the seams toward the dark fabric.

 Next lay out your squares as shown.  There is no photo of actual fabric here because I realized as I was sewing my squares together that  one of my HST blocks was rotated.  Check the placement of the HST blocks carefully.  Notice that the dark fabric always touches the dark center and the seams all run parallel to one another.

 Sew your rows together and check your block placement again.  It is easier to fix at this stage than at the next.

Sew your rows together with the seams in the top and bottom row going away from the center and the seams in the middle row going toward the center.  Getting the seams headed in the right direction helps your block lie nice and flat.  Check your final measurements.  It should be 6.5 inches unfinished.
Congratulations, another lovely addition to the Rainbow Scrap Sampler Quilt!