Moda Fabrics Cricket Regency Sussex Quilt - Downloadable PDF

Moda Fabrics Cricket Regency Sussex Quilt – Free Downloadable PDF Pattern Summary

The Cricket Regency Sussex Quilt is a 60" x 68" finished quilt designed by Moda Fabrics and available as a free downloadable PDF. This intermediate-level quilting project showcases the beloved Cricket fabric collection, combining a structured grid-based block construction with a classic bordered layout. The pattern is an excellent choice for quilters who are comfortable with basic piecing and ready to explore the time-saving Moda Cake Mix Recipe Card system for generating half-triangle squares efficiently.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a lap or throw-sized quilt measuring 60 inches wide by 68 inches tall. The design is built around a repeating block structure assembled from half-triangle squares (HTS), which are produced in bulk using the Moda Cake Mix 3 recipe cards. The finished quilt features an inner pieced field of blocks surrounded by a simple, clean border cut from a coordinating fabric, giving the design a polished, framed appearance consistent with Moda's signature aesthetic.

Fabric and Materials Used

The pattern calls for fabrics from the Cricket collection by Moda Fabrics, with specific fabric SKUs referenced throughout the cutting instructions:

• 42330 11 – used for block piecing; cut 2 strips at 10" x width of fabric (WOF)
• 42334 16 – used for block piecing; cut 2 strips at 10" x WOF
• 42337 16 – used for block piecing; cut 1 strip at 10" x WOF
• 42338 16 – used for block piecing; cut 1 strip at 10" x WOF
• 42331 17 – designated as the border fabric; cut 4 strips at 4½" x WOF

In addition to the fabric yardage, the pattern requires 50 sheets of Moda Cake Mix 3, with a note that 2 pads are required to complete the full project. The Moda Cake Mix Recipe Cards are pre-printed paper foundations that are layered between two fabric squares and stitched along marked lines, eliminating the need for individual marking and dramatically speeding up the half-triangle square production process.

Cutting Instructions Overview

From the four primary block fabrics, a total of 6 strips measuring 10" x WOF are cut. These strips are then sub-cut into 10" x 10" squares, yielding a working total of 20 squares. The pattern notes that while up to 24 squares can technically be cut from the strips, only 16 squares are required; however, the designer recommends cutting a few extra lighter squares for flexibility during assembly. The border fabric (42331 17) is cut into 4 strips at 4½" x WOF to frame the completed quilt top.

Techniques Used

Moda Cake Mix 3 Half-Triangle Square Method

The central technique in this pattern is the use of Moda Cake Mix 3 Recipe Cards. Each recipe card is a pre-printed paper grid placed between two 10" fabric squares. The quilter stitches along the printed lines in a specific numbered sequence — part 1 first, then part 2 — navigating a 9-square grid. Critically, 2 of the 9 squares in the grid are not stitched, as clearly marked on the recipe card diagram. This controlled stitching path is what allows the squares to be cut apart efficiently after sewing, producing consistent half-triangle squares without individual marking.

Each completed and cut recipe card yields 14 half-triangle squares that finish at 2" x 2" (measuring 2½" x 2½" unfinished after cutting and pressing). The pattern calls for stitching a total of 50 recipe cards, generating the large number of small HTS units needed to build the quilt's block field.