Clue #1 of our Sweet Freedom Mystery is HERE!

Are YOU ready?

Ready to get started cutting/sewing on some Stunning Stars?


Our January 2022 Sweet Freedom Mystery includes Stars - LOTS of 6" (FINISHED in the quilt 'after' ALL the seam allowances have been sewn), which makes them 6 1/2" prior to being sewn into our quilt = I refer to this measurement as 'in-the-raw'.  

Our 'We The People' panel quilt includes twenty-six (26) TOTAL of these 6" Sawtooth Stars.

These are 6 1/2" in-the-raw Sawtooth Stars.  AccuQuilt GO! dies will be used throughout our Mystery Adventures whenever possible for cutting blocks.  The speed/accuracy provided by these cutting dies, IMHO, is second to none.  This is very much a personal preference - to each her/his own.  We will also include a direct web link to another alternative method for creating our Sawtooth Stars later in this blog post.

AccuQuilt GO! Dies used to create the 6" FINISHED/6 1/2" in-the-raw quilt block pattern:

  • GO! Square - 3 1/2" (3" FINISHED) Die #55006
  • GO! Square - 2" (1 1/2" FINISHED ) Die #55022
  • GO! Quarter Square Triangle/QST - (3" FINISHED Square) Die #55396
  • GO! Half Square Triangle/HST - (1 1/2" FINISHED Square) Die #55319

AccuQuilt GO! link to 6" Sawtooth Star dies:  

AccuQuilt GO! dies used to create our Sawtooth Star blocks


Cutting/Construction video tutorial using AccuQuilt GO! dies
HollyAnne does a great job demonstrating cutting & sewing of our Sawtooth Star...Thanks!


Five (5) various patriotic/coordinating fabric prints were used to create our twenty-six (26) Sawtooth Stars, along w/white on white/neutral for the backgrounds:

Star #1 = five (5)



Star #2 = five (5)


Star #3 = five (5)


Star #4 = five (5), this is the fabric we chose to make our 26th Star from ;-)



Star #5 = five (5)

We created five (5) stars from each of the five (5) fabrics = 25.  Made an extra Star from the dark blue fabric - you may choose whichever fabric you like to create your 26th Star block!

Alternate Sawtooth Star Method:

As promised - as a courtesy, we are providing a direct web link (above) to an 'alternate' method for creating our Sawtooth Stars.  This blogger refers to them as 'Evening Stars', which we all know there is more than one name for most quilt blocks/versions of quilt blocks however, this is indeed our Sawtooth Star in the 'Evening Star' version, based on fabric choices/placement.  She provides plenty of pics, math for various sizes, construction tips & tricks, and LOTS more...Enjoy!  

Please 'Scroll Down' her blog post to get the correct cutting sizes for our 6" FINISHED Sawtooth Star!  

Also, Please keep in mind, this 'folded corner/sew/trim method' to create flying geese will most likely require MORE fabric than the AccuQuilt GO! dies do, and one of the reasons why we have given 'general' fabric requirements ;-)

 Happy Cutting/Sewing,

Deb Lindley
Sweet Freedom Mystery 

Sweet Freedom Mystery Facebook Group:  
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SweetFreedomMystery/ 

Intro/Fabrics:
https://sweetfreedommystery.blogspot.com/2022/01/sweet-freedom-mystery-resume-for-2022.html
Location: Australia

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