Week 2 of the WINTER 2026 QOV Quilt A long

 

Week 2 

of The Winter 2026 Quilts of Valor Quilt a Long

 By Quiltygirl©

Quilt Size: 60 x 76 inches

 

 

 

Week 2:  SIX RED Stars with a White Background; Each star is 8 ½ inches unfinished

There are so MANY ways to make these stars

This week I am making them the Four at a Time Method using Amy Smarts Tutorial

https://www.diaryofaquilter.com/fast-flying-geese-sawtooth-star/

I liked this method too, although my scrap system is not set up for it.  I used Scrappy Chunks of fabric –

RED (Per Block – so multiply by 6 for if you are making all the blocks the same)

·         1 – 4 ½ inch Square

·         4 – 3 x 3 in square

White

·         4  - 2 ½ inch squares

·         1 – 5 ¼ inch Square

 

1.       Take all your RED 3 x 3 inch squares and draw a line diagonally down the center.

2.       Take 2 of the 3 x 3 squares and place them on the 5 ¼ inch white square

3.       Stitch on each side of the diagonal line.

4.       Once stitched, slice down the line you drew and press the Reds out

 

 

Next take a 3x3 inch square and place it on the piece you just made like so:

Stitch on each side of the diagonal line

Slice down the line and press open – You will do this on both pieces – and when you slice open – you will have FOUR flying geese.

Mine did need a little trimming on the top of the reds – but it wasn’t too hard.

 Each goose is 2 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches

 

 

 

Now it is time to put the stars together- Just like last step, I laid them out:

And stitched them together. You will be making SIX of these blocks. Red Stars, White Background.

 

Here is another 4 at a time flying goose tutorial  from Quilting Jet Girl ( Our geese are 2 ½ x 4 ½ inches unfinished )

https://quiltingjetgirl.com/2022/09/30/updated-four-at-a-time-flying-geese-tutorial-and-sizing-tables/

 

I am not sure if these took less time than the Bonnie Hunter Method, but I know they didn’t take too long. Again – I set everything up the night before so that I can get at least 15 minutes of stitching in before going to work.

 If you liked the Bonnie Hunter method from last week – here is the tutorial to follow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6f6XIpd0Uk 

The PDF Can be downloaded Here: DOWNLOAD 

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