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Subtle Wonky Blocks

It's fun to take a traditional block, change the grid dimensions, and watch the block go all wonky. You can get some interesting designs that way.

Some times a block that is a little wonky is all you need.

This block is Square and Star. It is very prim and proper. I think it would be a good idea if it were to cut loose and go a little wonky.

There are a lot of different ways you can vary block dimensions.

The more you vary the dimensions, the wonkier the block gets.

What if the dimensions are only varied a little?

What if Square and Star is used as the center of a quilt design, with version 2 in the corners, and version 3 along the sides?

What if Square and Star is colored lighter, so that it stands out?

What if a fourth brown is added to the other blocks?

What if the outside edge is colored lighter?

What if the diamonds in the version 2 and 3 blocks are colored black?

What if, instead of black, the diamonds are colored white?

What if the diamonds in the Square and Star block are colored black?

What if a border is added?

What if the border is changed?






Since each of the blocks was 12 x 12, this design is a little larger than 36 x 36. But it could easily be expanded to make a larger quilt.




A quilt made with a wonky block doesn't have to look wonky. It can appear to be prim and proper and still have wonky elements in it's design.

Wonky can be subtle.