Cat S Cradle Quilt Block

On wrong side of lightest fabric draw diagonal line with marking tool of your choice.

Cat s cradle quilt block.

The end result is a pretty throw in rich warm hues. Stitch the birds in the air. The cat s cradle quilt block is a old favourite of quilters a nine patch design featuring lots of half square triangles. I ll want my cc units to be 6 1 2.

I m going for a 12 finished old maid s puzzle block like in the quilt above. Patches 1 5 below are for the paperpieced unit and are generously sized to make. The cat s cradle quilt block is a basic quilt block mostly used in traditional quilts. Create six different sizes from 1 1 2 to 4 inch finished blocks the cutting requirements for each is printed right on the tool.

As mentioned above the cat s cradle cc unit is traditionally used as a component in larger blocks. Cut the cat s cradle patches. Double your fun by creating two cat s cradle units from each set of squares and rectangles. Stitch piece 2d to adjacent sides of pieced square to make pieced triangle diagram ii.

Start by selecting 10 or more dark print fat quarters from your stash. Sew 3 rows of 3 blocks each watching orientation. You ll need the most current version of adobe installed on your computer to download the. Add piece 1b to make.

This opens up all sorts of interesting possibilities for quilts by rotations of the some of the blocks to create a secondary pattern. You never cut a single triangle but with the cats cradle t. Also called old maid s puzzle. The cat s cradle quilt block is nine patch with a subtle directional nature.

This quilt block is a perfect choice for a scrap quilt. This is a video tutorial for it. Trim the blocks with the cat s cradle tool to create perfect triangle blocks without ever cutting a single triangle. The first thing to know is how large you want your finished block to be.

Cat s cradle quilt fons porter lynn roddy brown s design is classic quilting at its best.