Squares & Windmill Quilt Block
Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):
- Teal: Cut FOUR (4) 2 1/2″ squares. (These are the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
- Teal: Cut FOUR (4) 2 1/2″ squares. (These are paired with the Teal/White Flying Geese which will help create the center of this quilt block.)
- Teal: Cut ONE (1) 5 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You’ll end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These triangles are flanked by the results of the White 2 7/8″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed to help create the center of this quilt block.)
- Blue: Cut EIGHT (8) 2 1/2″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the White 2 1/2″ x 9 1/4″ rectangles, which will create EIGHT (8) Snowball Corners, as needed to sew this quilt block together.)
- Blue: Cut TWO (2) 2 7/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 2 7/8″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles, as needed to sew the Windmill in the center of this quilt block.)
- White: Cut TWO (2) 2 7/8″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Teal 2 7/8″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Half-Square Triangles, as needed to sew the Windmill in the center of this quilt block.)
- White: Cut FOUR (4) 2 7/8″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These triangles will flank the results of the Teal 5 1/4″ square, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed to sew this quilt block together.)
Squares & Windmill Quilt Block Diagram
Squares & Windmill Quilt
Sew TWELVE (12) “Squares & Windmill Quilt Blocks” 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.
