Criss-crosses

This is a variation on the stained glass crossed-nine-patch block - here I started with a plain block, I think I used a 6.5" block but it might have been slightly different - and anyway, it doesn't really matter.  

It's very simple to do - you take a plain block and two (or one longer) strip in your chosen width - these were 2" strips, or possible 2.25".  Then you make a slice across the block at a bit of an angle - the more extreme your angles are, a) the harder it will be to match your crosses in step two and b) the smaller block you may end up with, due to trimming - once the block is sliced, you insert the strip and sew the block back up.  Then, you turn the block 90 degrees and do it again.  This is very quick to do, particularly if you aren't too fussy about completely matching the crosses in the second step.

What it uses: strips of any width

Peaches and Dreams....

From a free Judy Laquidara pattern.

What it uses: larger scraps, 2.5" strips, 1.5" strips, 2" strips

Modified Nine Patch

What it uses:

1.5" squares or 4.5" squares or 5" squares

1.5" strips

This block finishes at about 5" - you could, of course, start with a bigger square size...

Log Cabin Corners

Small Log Cabin Corner Quilt

What scraps it uses up:

• 2 inch squares (1 per block)
• 4 inch squares (1 per block)
• 5 inch squares (1 per block)

alternatively, you can use 2" strips you might have, or of course, you can always use fabric which is bigger in size than what I list - you just can't use anything smaller!

For each block cut

• one 2" square for the cornerstone (white in my block)
• one 2" square and one 2x3.5" rectangle in the same fabric (you can cut these from a 4" square)
• one 2.3.5" rectangle and one 2x5" rectangle in the same fabric (you can cut these from a 5" square)

For the setting triangles:

The setting squares could be scrappy but will probably look better if they are the same fabric all around. For this number of blocks I used (32) you will need

• 14 QST triangles (cut a 7.75" square in half diagonally twice) [i.e. 4x 7.75" squares]
• 4 HST triangles (cut a 5.5" square in half once) [2 x 5.5" squares]

Personally, I am probably going to put a narrow border in the same fabric around it, so the top floats a bit, but you don't have to!