Ohio Star
I'm going to play with a kind of block I call an Echo block. I make an Echo block by combining a traditional block with a smaller version of it to make a new block.
Today I'm using an Ohio Star block. The small version is a quarter of the size of the large block.
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The new block can be made from squares, half-square triangles and quarter-square triangles.
It's easier to see the two stars when the block is colored in.
I tried coloring it several ways and like this version.
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Beautiful! Love this concept!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea!
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Have bought your book, like your playing.
ReplyDeleteErika from Austria
I have seen the Ohio Star block used in such a manner on the background of a quilt but was unable to decipher the process needed to do this. Thank You for your very plain explanation.
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