Offset Block #13

Snail's Trail

Snail's Trail is a very unique block. It will be interesting to see what happens when it is offset.

One of these days you are going to get tired of putting square blocks in rigid rows and columns; you'll try offsetting the blocks and will be delighted by what you get.

Offset Block #12

Kansas Dugout

Kansas Dugout is a nice simple block. I'm going to play with it.

First, I'm going to play with how it is colored. Then, instead of placing blocks in tidy rows and columns, I'm going to offset the blocks.

As I said, Kansas Dugout is a nice simple block. You can do some interesting things with it.

However, if you offset it it, you can do a lot more things that are a lot more interesting.

Paired Blocks #25

Clay's Choice &

Drunkard's Path

I thought it would be interesting to combine an 8" Clay's Choice block with 4" Drunkard's Path blocks.

Quarter of Nine Blocks

Two Quilts from Moose Jaw

Last October my wife Linda and I were in Moose Jaw to do a trunk show and teach classes. I taught how to design Quarter of Nine quilts. On the weekend we went back with some friends for the Prairie Hearts Guild quilt show.Two of my of my students had Quarter of Nine quilts that they had designed in the show. I thought you might like to see them.

This one is by Daphne Hunter.

This one is by Dorothy Schaff.
(I couldn't get far enough back to get the whole quilt in the picture)

Paired Blocks #24

 

Swing in the Center

 

 

 

 

 

Linoleum

I was looking for two more traditional blocks to pair up when I found Swing in the Center and Linoleum.

Paired Blocks #23

 

Shoo Fly  

 

 

 

 

 

Rolling Stone

What if I pair Shoo Fly and Rolling Stone blocks? Will the combination give me any interesting quilt designs?

Paired Blocks #22

Nine Patch

Twin Star

I chose the blocks Nine Patch and Twin Star for an experiment. I want to see what sort of quilt designs I can create using just these two blocks by changing colors.