Here's a block that's much easier to make that it might appear. Use traditional Christmas colors, or try deep blue and gold. It's also effective using gold or silver lamé. The block looks like this when it's complete.

What size is it?

Feel free to create this block any size you wish. Simply assign a size to each patch of the block. For example, if you assign 1" (finished size) to each patch, the block would be 8x8" finished. If you assign 2" (finished size) to each patch, the block would be 16x16" finished.

Instructions - How do I create it? It's easiest to think of this block in units. You can see that the four corners are actually the same unit, rotated in different directions. Likewise, the star points are also the same units. The center of the star is a nine patch variation, with a large center patch. Let's start with the corners, and assign 1" to the patch. Quilter's use a 1/4" seam allowance, so start by cutting your fabric cross-wise into 1-1/2" strips. Cut one strip of white, and one strip of gold.
Stitch the white and gold strips together lenghtwise, then cut crosswise into 1-1/2" rows. Stitch rows together into four patch units as shown. You will need four of these units for each Holiday Star.
Now let's look at the star points. These are the traditional Flying Geese blocks, but we're going to use a contemporary "snowball" (or "sew-and-flip") technique to make them. Begin by cutting 4-1/2" x 2-1/2" rectangles of white. You will need four for each Holiday Star. Then cut 2-1/2 x 2-1/2" squares of red, eight squares for each Star. Lay a red square on the white rectangle, right sides together and lining up the raw edges. Stitch diagonally across the red square, as shown.
Turn back the free inside corner, press carefully. Repeat for the opposite side. You may choose to trim out the extra red fabric from under the corner unit, or trim off both the exta red fabric and the white fabric, or don't trim at all. If you are machine quilting, the extra fabric thickness isn't going to trouble you.

For the nine patch center, cut two 1-1/2" strips of gold and one 2-1/2" strip of gold. Cut two 1-1/2" strips of red, and one 2-1/2" strip of red. Stitch into strip sets as shown below. Then cut the gold-red-gold set into 1-1/2" rows, and cut the red-gold-red set into 2-1/2" rows. Stitch the rows together as indicated. You will need one nine patch center for each Holiday Star.

To stitch the Star block, think of it in rows also.

Great - now that I've got it, what do I do with it?

You can do a lot with the Holiday Star -- the gold patches "chain" together visually, creating an interesting element to your quilt. You may also combine your Stars with solid blocks of the same size. (If your Holiday Star is 8 " finished, or 8-1/2" unfinished, your solid block would be cut 8-1/2" unfinished to match it.) Here are some examples of quilts made with Holiday Star blocks:

Set side-by-side:

Set with plain blocks:

Set on point with plain blocks:

More to think about!

You could find some cute holiday fabric and "fussy cut" the motifs to use in the center of the nine patch blocks:

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