Chocolate Cake Quilt Block

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

• Dark Brown:  Cut FOUR (4) 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ rectangles. (These will flank the Brown 4 1/2″ square as needed for this quilt block.)
• Dark Brown:  Cut FOUR (4) 3 1/2″ squares. (These will be flanked by the results of the Brown 3″ squares & the results of the Cream 3″ squares. Which will create FOUR (4) Square in a Square’s for this quilt block. They’ll also be the FOUR (4) corner’s of this quilt block.)
• Brown: Cut ONE (1) 4 1/2″ square. (This will be flanked by the Dark Brown 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ rectangles. It’ll also be the center of this quilt block.)
• Brown:  Cut TWO (2) 3″ 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 ONE (1) side of the Dark Brown 3 1/2″ squares. Which will create FOUR (4) Square in a Square’s for this quilt block. They’ll also flank on TWO (2) sides the Dark Brown 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ rectangles.)
• Brown:  Cut ONE (1) 5 1/4″ square.  Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times.  You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These are flanked by the results of the Cream 3″ squares, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)
• Cream:  Cut TEN (10) 3″ 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 Brown 5 1/4″ square, which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese, as needed for this quilt block.)

Chocolate Cake Quilt Block Diagram

Chocolate Cake Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Chocolate Cake 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.

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