State Fair Quilt Block

Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):

• Aqua: Cut TWO (2) 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 will flank the White 3 3/8″ square which will create ONE (1) Square in a Square. They’ll also help create the center of this quilt block.)
• Aqua: 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 are paired with the White 2″ squares. Then they’re paired with the results of the White 4 7/8″ squares which will create FOUR (4) Split Quarter-Square Triangles. They’ll also help create the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
• Aqua: 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 will be flanked by the results of the White 2 7/8″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut TWO (2) 4 7/8″ squares. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These are paired with the results of the Aqua 2 7/8″ squares & with the White 2 1/2″ squares. Which will create FOUR (4) Split Quarter-Square Triangles. They’ll also help create the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ rectangles. (These will be flanked on the left & right sides by the results of the Aqua 2 7/8″ squares. They’ll also be paired with the results of the Aqua
  5 1/4″ squares as needed for 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 will flank the results of the Aqua 4 7/8″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 2 1/2″ squares. (These are paired with the results of the Aqua 2 7/8″ squares. Then they’re paired with the results of the White 4 7/8″ squares which will create FOUR (4) Split Quarter-Square Triangles. They’ll also help create the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 3 3/8″ square. (This will be flanked by the results of the Aqua 2 7/8″ squares which will create ONE (1) Square in a Square. It’ll also be the center of this quilt block.)

State Fair Quilt Block Diagram

State Fair Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “State Fair Quilt Blocks,” you’ll 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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