Cracker Quilt Block Pattern
Each 6-inch (finished) Cracker quilt block is made with two fabrics. Use these fabric guidelines, or change them entirely to suit your needs. Choose a bright fabric for the focal area of the quilt block and surround it with a white-on-white or neutral.
Cutting for One Cracker Quilt Block
To make the cracker quilt block, three bars are sewn together to create a square center unit, and then triangles are added to each side of the bar group.One caution: the bars are cut 1-15/16" wide, halfway between the 1-7/8" and 2" lines on our rotary rulers. You can manage the cut in different ways:
- Estimate the distance when you cut strips
- Use a metal ruler with accurate markings to draw a 1-15/16" wide strip on copier paper; cut it out (recheck width along its length) and tape it to your rotary ruler to help make cuts
- Use masking tape to mark a line on your rotary ruler
- Download my pdf file, cut out the strip and then tape it to your rotary ruler
From bright fabric, cut:
- One 3-7/8" square
- Two 1-15/16" x 4-3/4" strips
From the white on white fabric, cut:
- One 3-7/8" square
- One 1-15/16" x 4-3/4" strip
Also see: 36" x 60" Cracker Quilt Pattern
