Offset Balkan Puzzle Blocks

Look What Trista Did

Some time ago I experimented with offsetting Balkan Puzzle blocks. Trista liked the idea and made this quilt top.

Scrambled Block #2

Balkan Puzzle

Its fun to take traditional blocks and use them as the inspiration for new blocks. I make what I call Scrambled blocks by putting the units from a traditional block together in new arrangements.

You Can Make

Quarter-Of-Four Block Quilts

Starting With Balkan Puzzle Blocks

Paired Blocks #18

You Really Should Try Mixing

Drunkard's Path Blocks

With Other Blocks

Drunkard's Path is an interesting block that is very different from most bocks. Usually it is used in combination with other Drunkard's Path blocks. Which is too bad, because combining it with a variety of blocks can result in some unique designs.

Offset Block #10

What Happens When You Offset

Balkan Puzzle Blocks?

I am enjoying winter and if it wants to hang around, that's fine by me. But for some reason, when I look at a Balkan Puzzle block colored like this I think of flowers and I want to plant a garden.

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?

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?

On Point

Balkan Puzzle

I'm turning Balkan Puzzle on-point. I want to see what kind of design that will produce.

What if I change the colors so that it no longer looks like Balkan Puzzle?

Playing with Blocks

Balkan Puzzle

What if I start with a Balkan Puzzle block but try coloring it differently?

Playing with Colors

Balkan Puzzle

I want to change the colors on this Balkan Puzzle block and see if I can create a 3D effect by casting virtual shadows.

Playing with Blocks

Not a Balkan Puzzle

In my post on 16 March 2010 I rearranged a Balkan Puzzle block and found this block. The next day I tried coloring it 7 different ways.

What if I combine 4 of this block in a square so that they are reflected?  That is so that the left two are the mirror image of the right two and the bottom two are the mirror image of the top two.

What if I try this arrangement with my 7 color variations?

Playing with Colors

Not a Balkan Puzzle

Yesterday I rearranged a Balkan Puzzle block and found this block.

What if I try coloring it several different ways?

Playing with Blocks

Balkan Puzzle

This is a Balkan Puzzle block.  If you look at it closely, it is obvious that it can be made from 4 identical units.  I want to experiment with the basic unit.