Christmas Cheer Quilt Block

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

• Blue: Cut FOUR (4) 3 3/8″ squares. (These will be flanked on THREE (3) sides, by the results of the White 2 7/8″ squares, as needed for this quilt block.)
• Blue: Cut TWELVE (12) 2 1/2″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These are paired with the results of the White 2 1/2″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• Blue: Cut TWO (2) 2 7/8″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These are paired with each other, which will create ONE (1) Quarter-Square Triangle. It will also be the center of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 2 1/2″ squares. (These will be the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ strips. (These will be flanked by the results of the Blue
  3 3/8″ squares as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut EIGHT (8) 2 1/2″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These are paired with the results of the Blue 2 1/2″ squares, which will create EIGHT (8) Quarter-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut SIX (6) 2 7/8″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles per square. (These will flank the Blue 3 1/2″ squares as needed for this quilt block.)

Christmas Cheer Quilt Block Diagram

Christmas Cheer Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Christmas Cheer Quilt Blocks,” you will end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished, 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.