Greenery Quilt Block
Cutting Requirements for 12″ finished block (scant 1/4″ seam allowance):
- Lt. Green: Cut ONE (1) 4 7/8″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. Will yield TWO (2) triangles. (These triangles are paired with the results of the Dk. Green 4 7/8″ square which will create ONE (1) Quarter-Square Triangle. Once it is sewn together it will be the center of this quilt block.)
- Lt. Green: Cut TWO (2) 6 3/8″ square. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. Will yield FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These triangles are paired with the results of the Green 6 3/8″ square which will create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles. Once they are sewn together they will be the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
- Green: Cut TWO (2) 6 3/8″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. Will yield FOUR (4) triangles per square. (These are paired with the results of the Lt. Green 6 3/8″ squares which will create FOUR (4) Quarter-Square Triangles. Once they are sewn together they will be the FOUR (4) corners of this quilt block.)
- Green: Cut FOUR (4) 3″ x 5″ rectangles. (These are paired with the Dk. Green/White Flying Geese.)
- Dk. Green: Cut ONE (1) 4 7/8″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. Will yield TWO (2) triangles. (These triangles are paired with the results of the Lt. Green 4 7/8″ square which will create ONE (1) Quarter-Square Triangle. Once it is sewn together it will be the center of this quilt block.)
- Dk. Green: Cut FOUR (4) 3 3/4″ squares. Then cut the squares diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. Will yield TWO (2) triangles per square. (These triangles will flank the results of the White 6 3/8″ square which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese.)
- White: Cut ONE (1) 6 3/8″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. Will yield FOUR (4) triangles. (These triangles are flanked by the results of the Dk. Green 3 3/4″ squares which will create FOUR (4) Flying Geese.)
Greenery Quilt Block Diagram
Greenery Quilt
Sew TWELVE (12) “Greenery 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.
