Cross Quilt Block Tutorial

Created with a strip piecing technique this quilt is easier than it looks and makes the perfect lap or throw quilt.

Cross quilt block tutorial. Sew the squares into rows. Paola jo shows you how to draw the free pattern for the cross of many squares quilt on graph paper so you can make your very own beautiful quilt. Even though there are lots of little squares in this block i used a method for sewing the 9 patches that is really fast and easy so you can stitch one or more of these up in an afternoon trust me. Assemble the red cross block.

Sew this beautiful quilt block fast with my free and easy sewing tutorial. Basic scrappy cross quilt tutorial this quilt is inspired by a vintage quilt that was more than likely hand pieced. Made using fat quarters in citrine rosewood and crisp white this mini quilt tutorial shows you how to piece together a large quilt block inspired by traditional celtic crosses. A grandmother s cross variation.

Cutting red cross block design sample block size. Cross quilt tutorial well i was thinking about making a tutorial on the â œcross quiltâ this will be a work in progress this whole week. Block a on the left and block b on the right. Assemble the units for a red cross center make 1 with rst stitch a 1 to two opposite sides of a 2.

This quilt is made from just two blocks that are alternated throughout. The grandmother s cross block really appeals to me but all of the versions i looked at were made up of 4 patch squares and i really wanted more squares in. Sew the rows together. Easy quilt block tutorial.

To machine piece this quilt top i broke down the design into simple repeats and a block based layout. Press seam allowances toward the dark black fabric. Starting in the center you stitch together 4 honeycombs into a cross hence the name of the block then you add another 4 honeycombs covered in a different fabric nestling them into the axles of the cross. I donâ t own the copyright for the pattern it was originally a picture from a crochet pattern listed here.

It doesn t get any easier than that. One of the more modern quilt designs on this list the abundance quilt pattern features a colorful and repeating cross design that is hard to miss. General instructions step 1. The block assembly for the patchwork of the crosses is quite simple.