Cat S Cradle Quilt Block

Cut the cat s cradle patches.

Cat s cradle quilt block.

Add piece 1b to make. Stitch piece 2d to adjacent sides of pieced square to make pieced triangle diagram ii. Create six different sizes from 1 1 2 to 4 inch finished blocks the cutting requirements for each is printed right on the tool. Double your fun by creating two cat s cradle units from each set of squares and rectangles.

The end result is a pretty throw in rich warm hues. As mentioned above the cat s cradle cc unit is traditionally used as a component in larger blocks. You never cut a single triangle but with the cats cradle t. Patches 1 5 below are for the paperpieced unit and are generously sized to make.

Also called old maid s puzzle. 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. 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. Stitch the birds in the air. You ll need the most current version of adobe installed on your computer to download the. Make cats cradle units quickly easily and accurately two at a time from squares and rectangles.

I ll want my cc units to be 6 1 2. The cat s cradle quilt block is nine patch with a subtle directional nature. The cat s cradle quilt block is a basic quilt block mostly used in traditional quilts. On wrong side of lightest fabric draw diagonal line with marking tool of your choice.

This is a video tutorial for it. This opens up all sorts of interesting possibilities for quilts by rotations of the some of the blocks to create a secondary pattern. Trim the blocks with the cat s cradle tool to create perfect triangle blocks without ever cutting a single triangle. I m going for a 12 finished old maid s puzzle block like in the quilt above.

Sew 3 rows of 3 blocks each watching orientation.