Cracker Quilt Pattern
This small quilt is made with 6" Cracker quilt blocks. The blocks can be sewn into groups of four to make the final layout easier, but be sure to look at the last two pages of the pattern for additional layouts before you pre-assemble blocks.
Fabric Selections
Only two fabrics are used for the Cracker quilt blocks, a black print and a turquoise blue mottled fabric, but you can sew with additional fabrics, and even make a scrap quilt from the pattern.When using two fabrics, you'll need about 1-1/4 yards of each.
Finished quilt size: 36" x 60"
About the Cracker Quilt Block
To make a cracker quilt block, you'll sew three bars together to create a square center unit, and then ad triangles to each of its sides to form the block's corners. The two block variations used are opposites of each other (see pages 2 and 3 for examples).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 the strips (not exact, but accurate enough if you are consistent from strip to strip)
- 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 entire length) and tape it to your rotary ruler to help make accurate 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
A few facts about the blocks you will make:
- 30 Cracker quilt blocks use turquoise fabric for outer bars
- 30 Cracker blocks use black fabric for outer bars
- Each quilt block has two black corners and two turquoise corners
- Individual Cracker quilt blocks finish at 6" square; groups of four blocks finish at 12" square
- (60) 3-7/8" squares, each cut in half once diagonally
- (12) 1-15/16" x selvage width strips
From the black print fabric, cut:
- (60) 3-7/8" squares, each cut in half once diagonally
- (12) 1-15/16" x selvage width strips
Begin by cutting enough fabric to make a sample block.
