Cat S Cradle Quilt Block

General instructions step 1.

Cat s cradle quilt block.

Sew 1 4 seam on each. The end result is a pretty throw in rich warm hues. Cut the cat s cradle patches. Make cats cradle units quickly easily and accurately two at a time from squares and rectangles.

This quilt block is a perfect choice for a scrap quilt. Sew 3 rows of 3 blocks each watching orientation. The cat s cradle quilt block is a old favourite of quilters a nine patch design featuring lots of half square triangles. Double your fun by creating two cat s cradle units from each set of squares and rectangles.

The cat s cradle quilt block is nine patch with a subtle directional nature. You ll need the most current version of adobe installed on your computer to download the. I ll want my cc units to be 6 1 2. Start by selecting 10 or more dark print fat quarters from your stash.

I m going for a 12 finished old maid s puzzle block like in the quilt above. Also called old maid s puzzle. You never cut a single triangle but with the cats cradle t. Create six different sizes from 1 1 2 to 4 inch finished blocks the cutting requirements for each is printed right on the tool.

This opens up all sorts of interesting possibilities for quilts by rotations of the some of the blocks to create a secondary pattern. Stitch the birds in the air. On wrong side of lightest fabric draw diagonal line with marking tool of your choice. 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. This is a video tutorial for it. Add piece 1b to make. The cat s cradle quilt block is a basic quilt block mostly used in traditional quilts.

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