Cat S Cradle Quilt Block

The cat s cradle quilt block is a basic quilt block mostly used in traditional quilts.

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. The cat s cradle quilt block is a old favourite of quilters a nine patch design featuring lots of half square triangles. On wrong side of lightest fabric draw diagonal line with marking tool of your choice. I m going for a 12 finished old maid s puzzle block like in the quilt above.

You ll need the most current version of adobe installed on your computer to download the. This is a video tutorial for it. 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.

As mentioned above the cat s cradle cc unit is traditionally used as a component in larger blocks. Cat s cradle quilt fons porter lynn roddy brown s design is classic quilting at its best. Start by selecting 10 or more dark print fat quarters from your stash. General instructions step 1.

Make cats cradle units quickly easily and accurately two at a time from squares and rectangles. Stitch the birds in the air. Create six different sizes from 1 1 2 to 4 inch finished blocks the cutting requirements for each is printed right on the tool. Patches 1 5 below are for the paperpieced unit and are generously sized to make.

The cat s cradle quilt block is nine patch with a subtle directional nature. I ll want my cc units to be 6 1 2. Stitch piece 2d to adjacent sides of pieced square to make pieced triangle diagram ii. Also called old maid s puzzle.

This opens up all sorts of interesting possibilities for quilts by rotations of the some of the blocks to create a secondary pattern. Sew 1 4 seam on each. The end result is a pretty throw in rich warm hues. You never cut a single triangle but with the cats cradle t.

Add piece 1b to make.