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Double Cross Quilt

Double Cross Quilt: Four Patterns, One Name

Several distinct quilt patterns share the Double Cross name. Compare the Scissortail block, Angela Pingel quilt, AllPeopleQuilt wall hanging, and Anna Maria Parry’s Indelible.

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“Double Cross Quilt” refers to several different patterns, not one standard design. If you want a block tutorial, a large bed quilt, a small wall hanging, or a modern variation, check the designer and finished dimensions before you start or buy a pattern.

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Which Double Cross quilt pattern do you mean?

Four distinct projects use this name or a closely related block name. Their construction, scale, and fabric requirements differ.

#1 Best Overall
Quilt in a Day Eleanor Burns Pattern, Double Four-Patch Quilt
  • Pattern only
  • Skill level: Easy
  • Colorful Four-patches planted in straight rows zigzag around a triangle path
  • Patricia Knoechel's Wall-hanging is glowing in multiple tones of hot pink and vibrant orange four-patches
  • Patty framed her masterpiece with a unique border
Designer or publisher What it is Finished size or skill level
Scissortail Quilting A block tutorial with downloadable pattern and cutting charts for multiple block sizes Advanced beginner; choose a size from the chart
Angela Pingel A full quilt pattern using fat quarters Beginner; 72 × 96 inches
AllPeopleQuilt A wall quilt with two different cross blocks set on point 44 inches square
Anna Maria Parry Indelible, a slightly expanded take on the classic Double Cross block 60 × 60 inches

Choose by the project you want to make, not by the shared title. A matching name alone does not establish that these designs share a construction or history.

How do you make the Scissortail Double Cross block?

Scissortail Quilting rates its block advanced beginner. Its tutorial explains that dividing the block vertically and horizontally reveals a construction from four square-in-a-square units. The page provides a downloadable pattern and cutting charts for several finished block sizes; use the chart for the size you select rather than estimating cuts by scaling another size.

Rank #2
Sale
Fiber Cafe 3-Yard Quilts on The Double Pattern, Brown
  • 8 patterns to make 3 yard quilts
  • Enlargement instructions too
  • Fabric not included

For example, the 10-inch chart calls for four A pieces, eight B pieces, four C pieces, and four D pieces. The PDF gives the corresponding cut dimensions. Follow those measurements and the tutorial’s assembly sequence for the selected size: Scissortail Quilting’s Double Cross Quilt Block tutorial and pattern.

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What fabric and tools does Angela Pingel’s quilt use?

Angela Pingel’s beginner full-quilt pattern calls for 40 fat quarters and specifies a rotary cutter and ruler for traditional piecing. The listed finished size is 72 × 96 inches. These requirements apply to Pingel’s version, not to every pattern called Double Cross. The retailer identifies the pattern as printed paper, item APDC116; its stock information is inconsistent, so check the seller’s current listing before ordering: Angela Pingel Double Cross pattern listing.

Rank #3
Sale
Quiltfox Design Farmhouse Cross Pattern, White, 46.00" x 60.00"
  • Farmhouse Blooms blender collection from Hoffman California
  • The combination of pastels and matching batiks create a watercolor style background for the simple and elegant cross
  • The lush, floral print frames the cross beautifully
  • Finished Size: 46 inch x 60 inch
  • Recommended for advanced quilters

A rotary cutter is a practical tool for that pattern because its listing expressly calls for one, but no particular cutter has been tested or endorsed here. If you already have a suitable ruler and cutter, the pattern description does not establish a need to replace them.

How do the wall quilt and Indelible differ?

AllPeopleQuilt’s 44-inch wall quilt

AllPeopleQuilt’s project combines prints and solids and sets two different cross blocks on point. It finishes at 44 inches square and has its own fabric requirements, cutting instructions, and assembly steps. Use that project’s instructions rather than the Scissortail block chart: AllPeopleQuilt’s Double Cross wall quilt.

Rank #4
Perfect Peaces Quilt Pattern
  • Traditionally Pieced
  • 3 Sizes Included - Crib, Throw, Queen
  • Skilled Beginner Pattern
  • Layer Cake Friendly Pattern

Anna Maria Parry’s Indelible

Parry describes Indelible as a slightly expanded version of the classic Double Cross block. The pattern is listed at 60 × 60 inches. Parry also notes that she encountered the block under the name Arbor Window in other sources; that naming connection does not make the patterns interchangeable: Anna Maria Parry’s Indelible pattern.

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Does the Double Cross name have a single origin?

No single origin is established by the available accounts. A secondary quilting-history post reports a Kansas City Star pattern titled “The Double Cross Quilt,” dated September 7, 1938, and says Lori Holt renamed a vintage pattern Spool and Bobbins. The author also cautions that the historical pattern found was not the same block being investigated. Treat this as attributed reporting, not proof that today’s same-name patterns descend from one design: the secondary history account.

Quick Recap

Bestseller No. 1
Quilt in a Day Eleanor Burns Pattern, Double Four-Patch Quilt
Quilt in a Day Eleanor Burns Pattern, Double Four-Patch Quilt
Pattern only; Skill level: Easy; Colorful Four-patches planted in straight rows zigzag around a triangle path
$13.00
SaleBestseller No. 2
Fiber Cafe 3-Yard Quilts on The Double Pattern, Brown
Fiber Cafe 3-Yard Quilts on The Double Pattern, Brown
8 patterns to make 3 yard quilts; Enlargement instructions too; Fabric not included
$14.70
SaleBestseller No. 3
Quiltfox Design Farmhouse Cross Pattern, White, 46.00' x 60.00'
Quiltfox Design Farmhouse Cross Pattern, White, 46.00" x 60.00"
Farmhouse Blooms blender collection from Hoffman California; The lush, floral print frames the cross beautifully
$15.89
Bestseller No. 4
Perfect Peaces Quilt Pattern
Perfect Peaces Quilt Pattern
Traditionally Pieced; 3 Sizes Included - Crib, Throw, Queen; Skilled Beginner Pattern; Layer Cake Friendly Pattern
$12.01
Bestseller No. 5
Encyclopedia of Classic Quilt Patterns
Encyclopedia of Classic Quilt Patterns
Used Book in Good Condition
$33.99
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