Checkerboard Flower Basket Quilt Block Pattern
The Checkerboard Flower Basket quilt block is another in a series of large blocks. Finishing at 16" square, the design works for a bed size quilt or as the medallion center for a wallhanging. The baskets look good on point or set horizontally as shown.There are hundreds of styles of basket quilt blocks. This version is made with a checkerboard base, shown here in two shades of green. A single floral triangle takes the place of applique flowers in the basket, but you can sew a different fabric in that slot and add yo yos or applique.
Orange-salmon triangles sit above the basket -- I like to think of them as more flowers, but those slots can also represent a basket handle. A white-on-white background contrasts with the basket fabrics.
Fabrics and Cutting
Cream or White-on-White Background
- (2) 4-1/2" x 8-1/2" rectangles
- (1) 8-7/8" x 8-7/8" square, cut in half once diagonally**
- (6) 2-7/8" x 2-7/8" squares
Large Scale Floral Print
- 8-7/8" x 8-7/8" square, cut in half once diagonally**
Orange-Salmon for Flower Tips
- (6) 2-7/8" x 2-7/8" squares
Dark Green for Basket
- (11) 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" squares
Lighter Green for Basket
- (6) 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" squares
- (4) 2-7/8" x 2-7/8" squares, each cut in half once diagonally
Save one of each triangle cut from 8-7/8" squares for a second quilt block or another project.
