Fruit Basket quilt block
Half-square triangles in two fabrics, the fruit across the top and the basket below, on a five-by-five grid.
The Fruit Basket is pieced on a 5 × 5 grid, so a 10" block has 2" grid squares.
Cutting for 5", 7½", 10", 12½" blocks
| Fabric | Pieces | Cut | 5" block | 7½" block | 10" block | 12½" block |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| background | Squares | 8 | 1½" | 2" | 2½" | 3" |
| background | Half-square triangles | 9 | 1⅞" | 2⅜" | 2⅞" | 3⅜" |
| accent | Half-square triangles | 3 | 1⅞" | 2⅜" | 2⅞" | 3⅜" |
| main | Half-square triangles | 6 | 1⅞" | 2⅜" | 2⅞" | 3⅜" |
Cut sizes include ¼" seam allowances. One pair of squares makes two triangle units; where one block needs only one, the spare goes into the next block.
How to sew a 10" Fruit Basket block
Make 5 half-square triangles, 2" finished. Pair a 2⅞" background square with a 2⅞" accent square right sides together. Draw a line corner to corner, sew ¼" on both sides of it, cut on the line and press. Each pair makes 2.
Make 12 half-square triangles, 2" finished. Pair a 2⅞" background square with a 2⅞" main square right sides together. Draw a line corner to corner, sew ¼" on both sides of it, cut on the line and press. Each pair makes 2.
Lay out the units as drawn and sew them into 5 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 10" finished, 10½" with seam allowance.
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