Evening Star-Morning Star
1. Cut the pieces.

From background fabric (white) cut the following:
- 3 1/2 X 3 1/2 inch square--cut 4. These are your A squares.
- 7 1/4 X 7 1/4 inch square--cut 1. Cut into quarters along the diagonals, as illustrated below; these are your 4 B triangles.
- 2 X 2 inch square--cut 4. These are your D squares.
- 4 1/4 X 4 1/4 inch square--cut 1. Cut into quarters along the diagonals, as illustrated below; these are your 4 E triangles.

From blue fabric, cut:
- 3 7/8 X 3 7/8 inch square--cut 4, then cut each diagonally to make 2 triangles, for a total of 8 triangles. These are your C triangles.
From red fabric, cut:
- 2 3/8 X 2 3/8 inch square--cut 4, then cut each diagonally to make 2 triangles, for a total of 8 triangles. These are your F triangles.
- 3 1/2 X 3 1/2 inch square--cut 1. This is your G square.
Red, blue and white are only for illustration--use any colors you like!
2. Sew the B triangles to the C triangles.
Sew the E triangles to the F triangles.

You'll be making:
- 4 large red/white rectangles
- 4 small blue/white rectangles
3. Sew the blue and white pieces into strips, making the inner star.

4. Sew all the pieces into strips:

5. Sew the block together:

The block is finished!
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