Monastery Quilt Block

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

• Yellow: Cut FOUR (4) 3 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 triangles will flank the Green 4 3/4″ squares which will create TWO (2) Square in a Squares. ONE (1) will be the upper left-hand corner of this quilt block. The other ONE (1) will be the lower right-hand corner of this quilt block.)
• Green: Cut TWO (2) 3 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 triangles will flank the White 4 3/4″ squares, which will partially create TWO (2) Square in a Squares, as needed to sew this quilt block together.)
• Green: Cut TWO (2) 4 3/4″ squares. (These are flanked by the results of the Yellow 3 7/8″ squares which will create TWO (2) Square in a Squares. ONE (1) will be the upper left-hand corner of this quilt block. The other ONE (1) will be the lower right-hand corner of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut TWO (2) 3 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 triangles will flank the White
  4 3/4″ squares, which will partially create TWO (2) Square in a Squares, as needed to sew this quilt block together.)
• White: Cut TWO (2) 4 3/4″ squares. (These are flanked by the results of the White 3 7/8″ squares. They’re also flanked by the results of the Green 3 7/8″ squares. All together they’ll create TWO (2) Square in a Squares. They’ll also be the upper right-hand corner & the lower left-hand corner of this quilt block.)

Monastery Quilt Block Diagram

Monastery Quilt

Sew TWELVE (12) “Monastery Quilt Blocks” to end up with the quilt top pictured above. The size will be 36″ x 48″ finished & 36 1/2″ x 48 1/2″ unfinished.

Monastery Soup is a Free Recipe by Dawn from Sunnyside Cook!