Snail’s Trail Quilt Block
Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):
- Peach: Cut TWO (2) 2 5/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 2 5/8″ squares which will create ONE (1) Four-Patch. When all sewn together they’ll create the center of this quilt block.)
- Peach: Cut ONE (1) 3 7/8″ square. (This is paired with the White 3 7/8″ square, which will create TWO (2) Half-Square Triangles, as needed to sew this quilt block together.)
- Peach: Cut ONE (1) 3 7/8″ square. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. Will yield TWO (2) triangles per square. (These triangles will flank the Four-Patch in the center of this quilt block. Together with the results of the White 3 7/8″ square, they’ll create ONE (1) Square in a Square, as needed to sew it together.)
- Peach: Cut TWO (2) 3 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ rectangles. (These are paired with the Peach/White Half-Square Triangles. They’re also the lower left-hand & the upper right-hand corners of this quilt block.)
- White: Cut TWO (2) 2 5/8″ squares. (These are paired with the Peach 2 5/8″ squares which will create ONE (1) Four-Patch. When all sewn together they’ll create the center of this quilt block.)
- White: Cut ONE (1) 3 7/8″ square. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (This is paired with the Peach 3 7/8″ square, which will create TWO (2) Half-Square Triangles, as needed to sew this quilt block together.)
- White: Cut ONE (1) 3 7/8″ square. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. Will yield TWO (2) triangles per square. (These triangles will flank the Four-Patch in the center of this quilt block. Together with the results of the Peach 3 7/8″ square, they’ll create ONE (1) Square in a Square, as needed to sew it together.)
- White: Cut ONE (1) 3 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ rectangle. (This is the upper left-hand corner of this quilt block as needed to sew it together.)
- White: Cut ONE (1) 3 1/2″ x 9 1/2″ rectangle. (This is the lower right-hand corner of this quilt block as needed to sew it together.)
Snail’s Trail Quilt Block Diagram
Snail’s Trail Quilt
Sew TWELVE (12) “Snail’s Trail” to end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished & 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.
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