Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (precise 1/4″ seam allowance):
- Lt. Pink: Cut EIGHT (8) 2 3/4″ squares.
- Lt. Pink: Cut FOUR (4) 3 1/4″ squares.Then cut each square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square.
- Yellow: Cut TWO (2) 2 3/4″ squares.
- Yellow: Cut TWO (2) 3 1/4″ squares. Then cut each square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square.
- Yellow: Cut ONE (1) 3 3/4″ square. Then cut each square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles per square. You only need TWO (2) of these triangles to make a single quilt block.
- Goldenrod: Cut TWO (2) 2 3/4″ squares.
- Goldenrod: Cut TWO (2) 3 1/4″ squares. Then cut each square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. You only need TWO (2) of these triangles to make a single quilt block.
- Orange: Cut TWO (2) 3 1/4″ squares. Then cut each square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square.
Quilt Block Construction Diagram:
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