Old Maid’s Puzzle Quilt Block
Old Maid’s Puzzle Quilt Block
Skill level: confident beginner
The Old Maid's Puzzle Quilt Block is another design attributed to Nancy Cabot, circa 1933.
It is constructed using small squares and small and large half-square triangles.
Despite the design having been created many years ago, it can still translate well in modern designs. In the second grouping below, you can ses how rotating a few of these blocks can create a star within a star pattern, and gives the layout a very modern aesthetic.
Grouping Examples

Quilt design of Old Maid's Puzzle Quilt Blocks in straight sets

Ilustration of a quilt layout with The Old Maid's Puzzle Quilt Block with some blocks rotated 90 degress.
Block Construction

Block construction for the Old Maid's Puzzle Quilt Block