Ten inch quilt blocks are a favourite of quilters. However if you are wanting to make a smaller version of any given 10" block, with a little finagling, the math for a 7½ inch block is not that difficult. And -- for the blocks below, I have done that math for you! A win-win!

Red Cross

Free Quilt Block Pattern

Well the name made it obvious what colour I just had to include for the cross -- and naturally it is red.

This simple five patch quilt block is comprised of squares, rectangles and half square triangles, so is a perfect choice for a beginner quilter. The fun begins as you play around with layouts for your quilt, as you can see from the illustrations on the following page.

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