Set P: Large Feathered Star

5 pieces, 8 1/2-inch center square. Makes a 27 5/8-inch finished block.

Take all the fear out of making the favorite Feathered Star block with From Marti Michell acrylic templates for rotary cutting. Now this long-time favorite pattern can be made with Perfect Patchwork Template ease and accuracy! This variation is an all-time favorite; it's beautiful alone, but can be enhanced by filling the center square with other patchwork blocks. Our sizes may seem unusual, but there is good reason.

Why an 8 1/2" center for Set P? Guess what -- Nearly every block in Volume 1 can be made 8 1/2" if you own both Set A and Set B. It gets even better: A large percentage of Volume 4 blocks can be made 8 1/2" with Set L templates.

Most of the blocks in our Encyclopedia of Patchwork Blocks, Volume 1, and at least half of the blocks in Volume 3 , can be made to finish at 6"--thus Set O, with its convenient 6" center square.