Ballot Box Quilt Block

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

• Light Blue: Cut ONE (1) 6 1/8″ square. (This will be the “ballot” portion of this quilt block.)
• Blue: Cut ONE (1) 3 3/8″ square. (This will be flanked on one side by the results of the Blue
  4 1/2″ square, and on the other side by the Blue 3 3/8″ x 11 7/8″ strip, as needed for this quilt block.)
• Blue: Cut TWO (2) 3 3/8″ squares. On the back side of the squares draw a diagonal line, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. (One of these will flank the Blue 3 3/8″ square & the other will flank the Blue 3 3/8″ x 11 7/8″ strip, which will create TWO (2) Snowball Corner’s, as needed for this quilt block.)
• Blue: Cut ONE (1) Blue 3 3/8″ x 11 7/8″ strip. (This will be the long side of the “Check Mark” of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 4 7/8″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles. (These will be the top & bottom left-hand corner’s of this quilt block.)
• White: Cut ONE (1) 8 7/8″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, ONE (1) time. You will end up with TWO (2) triangles. You only need ONE (1) of these triangles for this quilt block. (This will flank the Light Blue 6 1/8″ square on one side, and the long side of the “Check Mark” on the other side, as needed for this quilt block.
• White: Cut ONE (1) 9 1/4″ square. Then cut the square diagonally, corner-to-corner, TWO (2) times. You will end up with FOUR (4) triangles. You only need ONE (1) of these triangles for this quilt block. (This will be the bottom right-hand corner of this quilt block.)

Ballot Box Quilt Block

Ballot Box Quilt

If you make TWELVE (12) “Ballot Box 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.