Mary’s Basket Quilt Block

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

• Navy Blue: Cut FIVE (5) 1 7/8″ squares. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles.  You only need NINE (9) of these triangles for this quilt block. (These are flanked by the the Pink 1 7/8″ squares as needed for this quilt block.)
• Pink: Cut FIVE (5) 1 7/8″ squares. (These are paired with the Navy Blue 1 7/8″ squares which will create TEN (10) Half-Square Triangles. You only need NINE (9) of these Half-Square Triangles for this quilt block.)
• Pink: Cut ONE (1) 1 7/8″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles. (These are paired with the White 1 7/8″ squares, which will create TWO (2) Half-Square Triangles, as needed for this quilt block.)
• Pink: Cut FOUR (4) 2 7/8″ squares. (These are paired with the White 2 7/8″ squares which will create EIGHT (8) Half-Square Triangles. You only need NINE (9) of these Half-Square Triangles for this quilt block.)
• Pink: Cut ONE (1) 9 7/8″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles. You only need ONE (1) of these triangles for this quilt block. (This is the “basket” of this quilt block.)
• Pink: Cut ONE (1) 1 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ rectangle. (This is paired on ONE (1) side with the results of the White 9 7/8″ square & on ONE (1) other side with the White 1 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ rectangle. It’s part of the “basket handle” of this quilt block.)
• Pink: Cut ONE (1) 1 1/2″ x 7 1/2″ rectangle. (This is paired one ONE (1) side with the results of the White 9 7/8″ square & on ONE (1) other side with the White 1 1/2″ x 9 1/2″ rectangle. It’s part of the “basket handle” of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 1 7/8″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles. (These will flank the the Navy Blue 1 7/8″ squares as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut FOUR (4) 2 7/8″ squares. (These are paired with the Pink 2 7/8″ squares which will create EIGHT (8) Half-Square Triangles. You only need NINE (9) of these Half-Square Triangles for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut TWO (2) 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ rectangles. (ONE (1) of these is the upper left-hand corner of this quilt block. The other ONE (1) is the lower right-hand corner of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 6 7/8″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You’ll end up with TWO (2) triangles. You only need ONE (1) of these triangles for this quilt block. (This is flanked by the Pink 1 1/2″ x 6 1/2″ rectangle & by the Pink 1 1/2″ x 7 1/2″ rectangle. It’s also flanked by the results of the Pink 1 7/8″ squares as needed for this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 1 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ rectangle. (This will be the right-hand side of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 1 1/2″ x 9 1/2″ rectangle. (This will be the top of this quilt block.)

Mary’s Basket Quilt Block Diagram

Mary’s Basket Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Mary’s Basket 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.