Complete the Checkerboard Flower Basket Quilt Block
- Gather the four remaining light green triangles and two dark green squares.
- Sew a green triangle to a green square as shown. Press seam allowance towards the square. Add a second triangle to the bottom of the unit.
- Repeat to make another identical unit.
- Sew each unit to a short end of a 4-1/2" x 8-1/2" background rectangle, arranging pieced bottoms to form a mirror image pair. Press seam allowances towards rectangles unless fabric is sheer.
- Sew the mirror image units to the block as shown, one on the bottom and the other on the right-hand side. Make sure the patchwork formed by green triangles and squares is oriented as illustrated.
- Center and sew the large background triangle to the bottom of the quilt block. Press. The block should measure 16-1/2" x 16-1/2".
