Peaceful Evening Quilt Block

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

• Lt. Blue: Cut FOUR (4) 4 1/2″ squares. (These are paired with the Quarter-Square Triangle in the center of this quilt block.)
• Blue: Cut SIX (6) 2 7/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 2 7/8″ squares which will create TWELVE (12) Half-Square Triangles. FOUR (4) of these Half-Square Triangles will be the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
• Blue: 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. You only need TWO (2) of these triangles for this quilt block. (These are paired with the results of the White 5 1/4″ squares which will create ONE (1) Square in a Square. It’ll also be the center of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 2″ squares. (These are paired with ONE (1) of the Half-Square Triangles & they’ll help create the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut SIX (6) 2 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 Lt. Blue 2 7/8″ squares which will create TWELVE (12) Half-Square Triangles. FOUR (4) of these Half-Square Triangles will be the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
• White: 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. You only need TWO (2) of these triangles for this quilt block. (These are paired with the results of the Blue 5 1/4″ squares which will create ONE (1) Square in a Square. It’ll also be the center of this quilt block.)

Peaceful Evening Quilt Block

Peaceful Evening Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Peaceful Evening 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.