Cat S Cradle Quilt Block

The cat s cradle quilt block is nine patch with a subtle directional nature.

Cat s cradle quilt block.

This quilt block is a perfect choice for a scrap quilt. Make cats cradle units quickly easily and accurately two at a time from squares and rectangles. On wrong side of lightest fabric draw diagonal line with marking tool of your choice. Also called old maid s puzzle.

Start by selecting 10 or more dark print fat quarters from your stash. I ll want my cc units to be 6 1 2. Add piece 1b to make. The first thing to know is how large you want your finished block to be.

Cut the cat s cradle patches. This opens up all sorts of interesting possibilities for quilts by rotations of the some of the blocks to create a secondary pattern. The end result is a pretty throw in rich warm hues. Trim the blocks with the cat s cradle tool to create perfect triangle blocks without ever cutting a single triangle.

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

The cat s cradle quilt block is a basic quilt block mostly used in traditional quilts. 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. 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. Stitch piece 2d to adjacent sides of pieced square to make pieced triangle diagram ii. You ll need the most current version of adobe installed on your computer to download the. Sew 1 4 seam on each.

Double your fun by creating two cat s cradle units from each set of squares and rectangles.