Free Quilt Patterns
Block of the Month Series
  
"Red & White Cross" Block
a half square triangle block

September - BOM #5
 

This "Red & White Cross" block is listed in Barbara Brackman's Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns as block #1415 as a Nancy Cabot pattern. Although it is not necessarily listed as a pinwheel pattern, if you color the block in a pinwheel fashion, it becomes a pinwheel. This block can show amazing variation depending on color arrangement, including using a diagonal colorway. I've tried to show many variations in the 10 quilt tops. PLUS - I'm including 3 different "color pages" for quilt tops, 2 horizontal and one on point for you to play with using colored pencils.

        

• Here for pattern for the Block
  (no paper piecing this time - just half square triangles!)
  

• Here are 10 sample Quilt top layouts 
  using BOM#5 in many different colorations
  

• Here are 3 different "blank" quilt tops 
  to print out for colored pencils

If you need some help with tips on making Half Square Triangles, 
including how to use some of the quick sewing methods, see this article:
Half Square Triangles

 Back to Index of all Pinwheel BOM's here

Quilt blocks images were prepared by Susan Druding with Electric Quilt and PhotoImpact graphics program.

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Susan
Susan Druding

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