Birthday Cake Quilt Block

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

• Blue: Cut FIVE (5) 2 7/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 2 7/8″ squares, which will create TEN (10) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• Lilac: Cut ONE (1) 5 7/8″ square. (This is paired with a White 5 7/8″ square which will create TWO (1) Half-Square Triangles. You only need ONE (1) of these Half-Square Triangles for this quilt block. It’s also the bottom right-hand corner of this quilt block.)
• Lilac: Cut ONE (1) 5 7/8″ square. (This is paired with a Pink 5 7/8″ square which will create TWO (1) Half-Square Triangles. You only need ONE (1) of these Half-Square Triangles for this quilt block.)
• Pink: Cut ONE (1) 5 7/8″ square. On the back side draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (This is paired with a Lilac 5 7/8″ square which will create TWO (1) Half-Square Triangles. You only need ONE (1) of these Half-Square Triangles for this quilt block.)
• Pink: Cut ONE (1) 5 7/8″ square. (These are paired with the White 5 7/8″ square, which will create TWO (2) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 2 1/2″ square. (This is the upper left-hand corner of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FIVE (5) 2 7/8″ squares. On the back side draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Blue 2 7/8″ squares, which will create TEN (10) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 5 7/8″ square. (This is paired with a Lilac 5 7/8″ square which will create TWO (1) Half-Square Triangles. You only need ONE (1) of these Half-Square Triangles for this quilt block. It’s also the bottom right-hand corner of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 5 7/8″ square. On the back side draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Pink 5 7/8″ squares, which will create TWO (2) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)

Birthday Cake Quilt Block Diagram

Birthday Cake Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Birthday Cake 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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