Christmas Tree quilt block

Three tiers and a trunk on an eight-by-eight grid. Each tier is a rectangle with stitch-and-flip corners, so every seam is straight.

The Christmas Tree is pieced on a 8 × 8 grid, so a 12" block has 1½" grid squares.

Cutting for 6", 8", 10", 12" blocks

Cutting for one block
Fabric	Pieces	Cut	6" block	8" block	10" block	12" block
background	Squares	2	2"	2½"	3"	3½"
main	Flying geese	1	2" × 3½"	2½" × 4½"	3" × 5½"	3½" × 6½"
background	Flying geese	2	2"	2½"	3"	3½"
background	Rectangles	2	1¼" × 2"	1½" × 2½"	1¾" × 3"	2" × 3½"
main	Rectangles	1	2" × 5"	2½" × 6½"	3" × 8"	3½" × 9½"
background	Stitch-and-flip corners	4	2"	2½"	3"	3½"
main	Rectangles	1	2" × 6½"	2½" × 8½"	3" × 10½"	3½" × 12½"
background	Rectangles	2	2" × 2¾"	2½" × 3½"	3" × 4¼"	3½" × 5"
accent	Squares	1	2"	2½"	3"	3½"

Cut sizes include ¼" seam allowances.

Make 1 flying goose, 6" × 3" finished. Lay a 3½" background square on one end of a 6½" × 3½" main rectangle, sew corner to corner, trim ¼" past the seam and press. Repeat on the other end, with the seam running the other way.
Make 1 unit, 9" × 3" finished. Sew a 3½" background square corner to corner across each end of a 9½" × 3½" main rectangle, trim ¼" past the seams and press.
Make 1 unit, 12" × 3" finished. Sew a 3½" background square corner to corner across each end of a 12½" × 3½" main rectangle, trim ¼" past the seams and press.
Lay out the units as drawn and sew them into 4 rows. Press the seams of each row the opposite way from the one before so they nest, then sew the rows together. The block measures 12" finished, 12½" with seam allowance.