- Background (muslin)
- Medium (goldenrod)
Block No. 61 · basket
Cake Stand Quilt Block
Also known as Basket (pieced cake stand version)
Part of: Half Square Triangle Quilt BlocksQuilt Blocks For BeginnersTwo Color Quilt Blocks
Cake Stand balances one large triangle on a row of small triangle points, with two little feet below. It is also sold as Basket, though this pieced version has no handle, so it sews entirely in straight rows of squares and triangles.
- Level
- Confident Beginner
- Grid
- 5 × 5
- Pieces
- 22
Chart
Cutting for a 10" block
5 × 5 grid. All cuts fall on 1/8" ruler marks. Unfinished block: 10 1/2".
| Fabric | Shape | Cut | Size | Then | Pieces used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background | Square | 2 | 2 1/2" square | Use as cut | 2 |
| Background | Rectangle | 2 | 2 1/2" × 6 1/2" | Use as cut | 2 |
| Background | Half-square triangle | 1 | 6 7/8" square | Cut once diagonally (2 triangles each) | 11 spare |
| Background | Half-square triangle | 4 | 2 7/8" square | Cut once diagonally (2 triangles each) | 8 |
| Medium | Half-square triangle | 1 | 6 7/8" square | Cut once diagonally (2 triangles each) | 11 spare |
| Medium | Half-square triangle | 4 | 2 7/8" square | Cut once diagonally (2 triangles each) | 8 |
Method
Piecing steps
Step 1: Cut the HST parent squares once diagonally. Sew each contrasting pair along the long edge, press toward the darker fabric and square the unit to 2 1/2", keeping the diagonal running corner to corner.
Step 2: Make the large HST from the big triangle parents and trim it to 6 1/2".
Step 3: Sew three small HSTs into a row with the medium triangles in the lower-left. Add the background corner square to the left end and sew the row above the large HST.
Step 4: Sew three HSTs into a column with the medium triangles in the upper-right and join it to the left side of the large unit.
Step 5: Sew the foot HST below the tall background rectangle and add the column to the right side. Join the remaining foot HST between the long bottom rectangle and the corner square, then sew this row to the bottom.
Step 6: Join the rows with a 1/4-inch seam allowance, matching each seam intersection. Press and check the unfinished block measures 10 1/2" square.