May Basket Quilt Block

• Tan print, green print, and pink print scraps

Finished block: 6" square

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From tan print, cut:

• 4--7/8" square, cutting it in half diagonally for a total of 2 triangles
• 2--2-1/2" squares

From green print, cut:

• 2-7/8" square, cutting it in half diagonally for a total of 2 triangles
• 1 of Basket Handle Pattern

From pink print, cut:

• 4-7/8" square, cutting it in half diagonally for a total of 2 triangles (you'll have 1 leftover triangle)

1. Using thread in a color that matches the fabric, appliqué the green print basket handle onto a tan print triangle.

2.  Sew together the appliquéd tan print triangle with the pink print triangle to make a triangle-square (Diagram 1). Press the seam allowance toward the pink print triangle. The triangle-square should measure 4-1/2" square, including the seam allowances.

3.  Sew green print triangles to the two tan print 2-1/2" squares to make two basket feet (Diagram 2).

4.  Sew the basket feet to adjacent sides of the triangle-square (Diagram 3). Press the seam allowances toward the basket feet. Then join the remaining tan print triangle to the bottom of the basket to make a block (Block Assembly Diagram). Press the seam allowance toward the tan print triangle.