I’m totally smitten with these sweet little Cracker Blocks! They are scrap friendly easy to construct and a joy to work with. It was 2022 when I took the class that was offered by my quilt guild. My quilt buddy Sandy was not able to go so she gifted me her seat.

The instructor was Augusta Cole, and she is a fabulous teacher. Her instructions are clear and concise, she is amusing and enthusiastic. It’s no wonder that she has such a devoted following in our area. If you are interested in having Augusta come to your group for a class reach out at https://augustacolequilting.com

Although I kept the “background” consistent throughout the project, I used a massive amount of scraps. And yet I still have a massive amount of scraps. The blocks are easy to cut and construct. It was a joyful thing to see the components for the units and the units themselves start to grow.

Once the blocks were squared up I put them on my design wall and started putting them together. Before I knew it I had twelve rows of twelve blocks on the wall. The snuggled together nicely and I added a small border of the background before I continued with a keyboard border of some of the same scraps that are in the blocks.

Digging through my stash I found a lovely piece of green for the backing. It’s perfect as I have noticed I use a lot of green in my quilts. 

Quilting was done by Robin of Robins Nest here in the Richmond area. I chose a geometric pattern that I think is a great fit for quilt!

The quilt measures 60″ square which is a generous baby quilt or wall hanging or a mid sized lap quilt. 

Don’t be surprised if you see this block turn up again in my practice!