Kaleidoscope Quilt Block

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

• Blue: Cut SIXTEEN (16) 1 7/8″ squares. Then cut each square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank each & every one of the Half-Square Triangles as needed for this quilt block.)
• Blue: Cut TWELVE (12) 1 7/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 1 7/8″ squares, which will create TWENTY-FOUR (24) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 2 1/2″ squares. (These are flanked by the results of the Blue 1 7/8″ squares as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut EIGHT (8) 1 7/8″ squares. Then cut each square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the results of the Blue 1 7/8″ squares, as well as the White 2 7/8″ squares, as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut TWELVE (12) 1 7/8″ squares. On the back side of each square draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (These are paired with the Blue 1 7/8″ squares, which will create TWENTY-FOUR (24) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 2 7/8″ squares. On the back side of each square draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (FOUR (4) of these will be the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block. The remaining FOUR (4) of them will create the center of this quilt block. Each one of them will create EIGHT (8) Snowball corners.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 4 7/8″ squares. Then cut each square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the results of the Blue 1 7/8″ squares as needed for this quilt block.)

Kaleidoscope Quilt Block Diagram

Kaleidoscope Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Kaleidoscope 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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