Blocks

Unnamed

The other day (27 November 2010) I used this simple block as the basis of a tessellation. Today I want to try using it differently.

From My Pieced Alphabet:

Kelvin Grove

Borders

On Point Oh Susannah

I'm still looking for some way to finish this image. I want to do something besides just adding plain borders.

Tessellation

Starting with these 2 simple blocks which are the reverse of each other, I want to try to create a tessellation.

What if I try combining 2 of each rotated to make a larger block?

Colors

Miscellaneous Quilts

The other day, while designing a quilt, by mistake I hit the "invert color" key on my computer and was delighted with the result. Since then I've tried inverting the colors of my more recent designs. Here are some of the results.

Borders

Wonky Calico Puzzle

I want to add a border to this quilt top design from yesterday.

Colors

Wonky Calico Puzzle

Yesterday I created this design from 16 Wonky Calico Puzzle blocks. I see 4 on point diamonds that I want to feature.

Wonky Block

Calico Puzzle

By changing the grid dimensions on a Calico Puzzle block I can create a Wonky Calico Puzzle block.

From My Pieced Alphabet:

Stanley Park

Quilting

Hexagonal Blocks Quilt

Two days ago I created this hexagonal block quilt. I've tidied up the border since then and now I need to decide how to quilt it.

Quilting


Log Cabin Placemat

Three days ago (17 November 2010) I was playing with Log Cabin placemats and made this with the intention that it would be completed by the quilting.

Colors

Hexagonal Block Quilt

I was working with this hexagonal blocks quilt from my 11 November 2010 post when I accidentally hit "invert color."

Borders

On Point Oh Susannah

I want to take another stab at finding a border for this design. My last stab was 2 days ago.

Colors

Log Cabin Placemat

I want to make a placemat using Log Cabin blocks.

What if, instead of square, I make my blocks rectangular and use 3 of them to make a placemat?

Borders

On Point Oh Susannah

This quilt top design, from my 10 November 2010 post, could use a better border treatment.

From My Pieced Alphabet:

Bowness

Quilting

Hexagonal Blocks Quilt

When it comes time to quilt my designs I'm always tempted to take the easy way out and stitch-in-the-ditch or stipple. This design from my 11 November 2010 post needs something else.

Borders

Snail's Trail

Borders can mean a lot to a quilt. This Snail's Trail design from my 9 November 2010 post could use borders.

Quilting

Sawtooth Star

For me, the hardest part of designing a quilt is designing the quilting. However, this design from my 30 October 2010 post needs quilting; so here I go.

Hexagonal Blocks

Starting with this ring made of hexagons, what kind of quilt top can I concoct?

On Point

Oh Susannah

I'm going to start with this Oh Susannah block on-point and see what kind of quilt top I can design.

Blocks

Snail's Trail

What can I make using this Snail's Trail block?

From My Pieced Alphabet:

Eau Claire

Piecing

Sawtooth Star

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

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

Borders

Hexagonal Blocks Quilt

Go back to my 3 November 2010 post and you'll find this design for a quilt top using hexagons.

Today I would like to add a border.

Applique

Curved Tear Drop

I want to create an applique design for a quilt top using only this curved tear drop shape.



Normally I start Designing in the center of a quilt.  What if I start in the corners this time?

This corner design reminds me of leaves.

Quilting

Log Cabin Medallion block

You can find this Log Cabin Medallion quilt in my 26 October 2010 post.

I need to work out some way of quilting it.

Hexagonal Blocks

I've seen quilts made from hexagonal blocks but I've never made one. I thought it would be fun to try designing one.

 I'll start with an ordinary ever-day hexagon.

What if I make an ordinary every-day hexagonal flower from 7 hexagons?

Quilting

Shoo Fly

I went back to my 21 January 2010 post and found this quilt top design derived from a Shoo Fly block.

How should I quilt it?

From My Pieced Alphabet:

Greenwood

The most important thing to remember about any alphabet that is used in on-point blocks, is that the letters will necessarily be space far apart. In this situation light delicate letters look disconnected.  Bold letter work much better.

This is why the letters of my Greenwood alphabet are so heavy.  They are so large that they crowd the edges of their blocks.

The piecing for this alphabet, as demonstrated by the A, is very simple.




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