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.

Double your fun by creating two cat s cradle units from each set of squares and rectangles. Add piece 1b to make. Also called old maid s puzzle. The end result is a pretty throw in rich warm hues.

Sew 3 rows of 3 blocks each watching orientation. Patches 1 5 below are for the paperpieced unit and are generously sized to make. Create six different sizes from 1 1 2 to 4 inch finished blocks the cutting requirements for each is printed right on the tool. General instructions step 1.

On wrong side of lightest fabric draw diagonal line with marking tool of your choice. The cat s cradle quilt block is a old favourite of quilters a nine patch design featuring lots of half square triangles. Sew 1 4 seam on each. Make cats cradle units quickly easily and accurately two at a time from squares and rectangles.

Start by selecting 10 or more dark print fat quarters from your stash. I ll want my cc units to be 6 1 2. This is a video tutorial for it. As mentioned above the cat s cradle cc unit is traditionally used as a component in larger blocks.

This opens up all sorts of interesting possibilities for quilts by rotations of the some of the blocks to create a secondary pattern. Cat s cradle quilt fons porter lynn roddy brown s design is classic quilting at its best. The cat s cradle quilt block is a basic quilt block mostly used in traditional quilts. Stitch the birds in the air.

This quilt block is a perfect choice for a scrap quilt. The first thing to know is how large you want your finished block to be. I m going for a 12 finished old maid s puzzle block like in the quilt above. The cat s cradle quilt block is nine patch with a subtle directional nature.

Cut the cat s cradle patches.