PATCH perfect

Stitch a set of matching stockings for loved ones with this pretty patchwork technique

- ESME CLEMO

MAKE THE OHIO STAR BLOCK

Finished block size: 6in square

Make four half-square triangles (HST), pairing the 3in squares together – one red and cream, one red and blue. To do this, place two squares right sides together. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong of one square. Sew a 1/4in from either side of the line. Cut along the drawn line and press open.

To make these into quarter-square triangles (QST), place the HST right sides together, with each red triangle facing a cream/blue triangle. Draw a diagonal line on the wrong side of one of the squares from each pair, in the opposite direction to the seam.