Cat S Cradle Quilt Block

This quilt block is a perfect choice for a scrap quilt.

Cat s cradle quilt block.

You never cut a single triangle but with the cats cradle t. Add piece 1b to make. This is a video tutorial for it. I m going for a 12 finished old maid s puzzle block like in the quilt above.

Stitch piece 2d to adjacent sides of pieced square to make pieced triangle diagram ii. Cat s cradle quilt fons porter lynn roddy brown s design is classic quilting at its best. I ll want my cc units to be 6 1 2. Cut the cat s cradle patches.

The cat s cradle quilt block is a old favourite of quilters a nine patch design featuring lots of half square triangles. General instructions step 1. The cat s cradle quilt block is nine patch with a subtle directional nature. Sew 3 rows of 3 blocks each watching orientation.

The first thing to know is how large you want your finished block to be. On wrong side of lightest fabric draw diagonal line with marking tool of your choice. The end result is a pretty throw in rich warm hues. Make cats cradle units quickly easily and accurately two at a time from squares and rectangles.

Stitch the birds in the air. This opens up all sorts of interesting possibilities for quilts by rotations of the some of the blocks to create a secondary pattern. The cat s cradle quilt block is a basic quilt block mostly used in traditional quilts. Double your fun by creating two cat s cradle units from each set of squares and rectangles.

Patches 1 5 below are for the paperpieced unit and are generously sized to make. Sew 1 4 seam on each. Create six different sizes from 1 1 2 to 4 inch finished blocks the cutting requirements for each is printed right on the tool. You ll need the most current version of adobe installed on your computer to download the.

Trim the blocks with the cat s cradle tool to create perfect triangle blocks without ever cutting a single triangle.