Quilt Pattern: Little Beech Tree

This block is most easily pieced in sections as suggested by the extended lines. With these patterns cut a seam larger so they will finish as given here, the blocks will be twelve inches square. The tree trunk is appliqued onto the 7 1/4-inch square, which square, by the way, has one small triangle clipped and replaced by a green one as shown in the sketch.

Colors may be in any scheme desired, orchid squares with deeper violet trunk, rose with horizon blue, or even a substitution of sky blue for white in the background with green or orange tint squares and a white birchlike tree trunk would be lovely.

Material Estimate: As marked on the diagram, the quilt would require about 6 yards of white for alternate plain and pieced blocks, 2/3 yard of gray, 1 1/3 yards of green. This is for 25 pieced blocks and if a green and gray border is to be used, allow one yard extra of each.