| Cross Design Quilt Block Design 03
Cross Quilt Blocks are blocks that have a cross shape as the most dominant feature. This is usually obtained by subdividing some of the patches into rectangles.
The center square covers 4 patches, and is twice the size of the corner blocks. If you choose to make each patch finish at 2 inches, than the center is cut 4 1/2 inches to finish at 4 inches. The degree of difficulty with this block is the rectangles. The rectangles take up the space of 2 patches, but the darker stripes are thinner than the white stripes. You need to calculate a combination of 3 wider light strips with 2 dark stripes that will finish at 4 inches. One easy calculation is to make the 3 light strips finish at one inch. You now have one inch left over for the dark strips. Since you need two of them, they will finish at 1/2 inch. If you don't like the proportions, you can make minor adjustments. You always have to be careful with cross style blocks. See Cross Design 01 for a few design tips for blocks with crosses. Notice in the picture below how well the Sawtooth, another 4-patch quilt block, looks with the 4-patch Cross Block. The Churndash, a 9-patch block, doesn't match as well.
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