Piecing

Sawtooth Star

This quilt top design is from my 28 October 2010 post.

It is possible to piece this using only squares and half-square triangles.

Borders

Sawtooth Star

This quilt top was designed using blocks derived from a Sawtooth Star block. (See my 24, 26 & 28 October 2010 posts.)

Today I'm looking for borders for it.

Borders

King's Crown

I developed the original idea for this quilt top in my 15 December 2009 post. Then on 15 August 2010 I added sashing to it. Now I'm going to add a border.

Colors

Sawtooth Star

I derived this large block from a Sawtooth Star block on 26 october 2010.

I am going to put 4 of them together and seewhat happens when I try different ways of coloring them.

Quilting

Oh Susannah

This quilt top design is from my 27 December 2009 post.

I think it's time I decided how to quilt it.

Blocks

Sawtooth Star

Two days ago (24 October 2010) I pointed out that a Sawtooth Star block can be made from a simple unit that is repeated 4 times.

I then played with that simple unit. I put 4 of them together in several different ways to create a series of new blocks.


Today I am going to treat those new blocks as if they were units and put them together 4 at a time to create super-blocks.

From My Pieced Alphabet:

University Heights

Blocks

Sawtooth Star

I like to take old blocks, such as this Sawtooth Star block, and change them to make new blocks.

Applique

Tear Drop Flower Quilt

I used this applique flower design on 30 September 2010 to create several designs.

Today I want to explore using some of those designs in quilt tops.

Colors

Ohio Star & Sawtooth Star

When I designed this on 17 October 2010, I was pleased. Looking at it now I can see it needs more punch. So I'm going to play with the colors.

Medallion Quilt

Log Cabin

Yesterday I was playing with this Hexagonal Log Cabin block.  Today I want to use it to make the center of a Medallion quilt.

What if I arrange 6 Hexagonal Log Cabin blocks like this?

I have the center for my Medallion quilt.

Colors

Hexagonal Log Cabin

In my 15 October 2010 post I came up with this Hexagonal Log cabin block and block design.

I want to play with the color and with the design.

Colors

Wonky Balkan Puzzle

This 20" block is derived from a Wonky Balkan Puzzle block and comes to us direct from my 7 October 2010 post.

What if I try coloring it differently?

From My Pieced Alphabet:

Tuxedo Park

Paired Blocks #1

Ohio Star & Sawtooth Star

Ohio Star and Sawtooth Star are two very similar blocks.

What if I use them both together in a quilt top?

Medallion Quilt

Sawtooth Star

I tried designing medallion quilts for the first time in my 14 October 2010 post. I've decided that the centers need to be stronger; they need to be the focus of attention. I'm going to try again today and see if I can achieve that using a Sawtooth Star block.

Hexagonal Blocks

Log Cabin

What if I play with this Hexagonal Log Cabin block? Can I come up with any interesting design elements?

Medallion Quilt

Rolling Stone

The last 2 days I've been designing borders. Yesterday Judy suggested I might want to turn those borders into medallion quilts. I've never tried to design a medallion quilt. It seems like a good idea.

Borders

Rolling Stone

Yesterday I discovered that I could make interesting borders with a Sawtooth Star block even though I had trouble using it to create quilt top designs.

I have trouble using a Rolling Stone block to create designs as well. What if I try making borders with it?

Borders

Sawtooth Star

I was trying to see what sort of quilt tops I could create by changing the colors in a Sawtooth Star. My first few attempts were better suited to quilt borders. So I decided to go with the flow and see what sort borders I could create by changing colors.

From My Pieced Alphabet:

Lake Bonavista

Usually lettering is straight up and down. But there are times when slanted lettering works best. So I designed Lake Bonavista.

Wonky Block

Jacob's Ladder

 I had so much fun playing with the wonky Jacob's Ladder block in my 10 September 2010 post that I thought I would see what sort of designs I could find using both it and the regular Jacob's Ladder block together.

Applique

Which-a-ma-call-it Quilt

I want to design a quilt using which-a-ma-call-its from my 2 October 2010 post.

I'll start with this large design in the center.

Colors

Wonky Balkan Puzzle

This is one of the 20" blocks that I derived from a Wonky Balkan Puzzle block yesterday.







What if I try changing the colors?

Wonky Block

Balkan Puzzle

If I change the grid on an 8" Balkan Puzzle block, I get a 10" Wonky Balkan Puzzle block.

Sashing

Balkan Puzzle

I'll start with a Balkan Puzzle block and I'll color it using purples.

What if I repeat the Balkan Puzzle block leaving room for sashing?

Quilting

Wonky Birds in the Air

This Wonky Birds in the Air quilt design is from my 3 October post.

Today I'm going to dress it up with some quilting.

(You may want to click on the images below in order to see the quilting better)

From My Pieced Alphabet:

North Haven

Borders

Wonky Birds in the Air

This quilt design is from my 1 October 2010 post.

It needs borders to be complete.

Applique

Which-a-ma-call-it

This applique design comes from my 21 July 2010 post. It is made using pieces cut with the feather die for the Go fabric cutter.

I don't know what to call it; but I want to see what I can do with it.

Colors

Wonky Birds in the Air

This quilt pattern comes from my 29 September 2010 post.

Today I'll find out what happens when I try different ways of coloring it.