Sew With Me / Criss Cross Block / Block 11 with Erica Arndt
It’s time for block #11 in Erica's Sew With Me Sew-a-long where she teaches you how to make some of the most fun and classic quilt blocks! This week she'll be tackling the Criss Cross Block. Throughout this series, she hopes you'll learn some new skills, tips, and tricks, and at the end of the series, you'll will have a fun selection of blocks to sew together into a sampler quilt!
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Erica Arndt
Erica is a blogger, author, quilter, knitter, and maker of all the things! She is perhaps most well known for her homeschooling website, Confessions of a Homeschooler where she share homeschooling tips, curriculum, and organizational ideas, in addition to her quilting patterns and videos. She loves creating weekly video tutorials to share helpful tips, tricks, tutorials, fun projects, and inspiration for sewing and quilting.
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It’s time for block #11 in Erica's Sew With Me Sew-a-long where she teaches you how to make some of the most fun and classic quilt blocks! This week she'll be tackling the Criss Cross Block. Throughout this series, she hopes you'll learn some new skills, tips, and tricks, and...
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The design features diagonal strips of fabric that create a criss-cross pattern across the block. The strips are often made from a mix of patterned and solid fabrics, creating a visually interesting contrast.
While the Criss Cross block is a modern design, its construction is based on traditional patchwork techniques, such as strip piecing and half-square triangles.
Today, the Criss Cross block continues to be a popular quilt block pattern, and can be used to create a variety of projects, from small wall hangings to full-size quilts. The design can be adapted to suit different color schemes and fabric styles, making it a versatile and adaptable pattern for quilters of all skill levels.
