Sawtooth Star
A four-by-four star: a large centre square, four flying-geese units whose small triangles make eight star points, and plain corner squares.
Block Details
- Category
- Classic
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Grid Type
- four-patch
- Piece Count
- 17
- Tags
- four-patchflying-geesebeginnertraditional
- Also appears in
- Four PatchStars
Construction Tips
Make four flying-geese units with background geese and star-fabric wings, then sew the block in three rows.
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