Cat S Cradle Quilt Block

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

Cat s cradle quilt block.

On wrong side of lightest fabric draw diagonal line with marking tool of your choice. Cut the cat s cradle patches. Sew 1 4 seam on each. I m going for a 12 finished old maid s puzzle block like in the quilt above.

This is a video tutorial for it. The cat s cradle quilt block is nine patch with a subtle directional nature. The cat s cradle quilt block is a old favourite of quilters a nine patch design featuring lots of half square triangles. The cat s cradle quilt block is a basic quilt block mostly used in traditional quilts.

The first thing to know is how large you want your finished block to be. As mentioned above the cat s cradle cc unit is traditionally used as a component in larger blocks. Sew 3 rows of 3 blocks each watching orientation. Create six different sizes from 1 1 2 to 4 inch finished blocks the cutting requirements for each is printed right on the tool.

Stitch piece 2d to adjacent sides of pieced square to make pieced triangle diagram ii. The end result is a pretty throw in rich warm hues. Cat s cradle quilt fons porter lynn roddy brown s design is classic quilting at its best. Also called old maid s puzzle.

Add piece 1b to make. You ll need the most current version of adobe installed on your computer to download the. Double your fun by creating two cat s cradle units from each set of squares and rectangles. This opens up all sorts of interesting possibilities for quilts by rotations of the some of the blocks to create a secondary pattern.

I ll want my cc units to be 6 1 2. Start by selecting 10 or more dark print fat quarters from your stash. Stitch the birds in the air. This quilt block is a perfect choice for a scrap quilt.

Patches 1 5 below are for the paperpieced unit and are generously sized to make.