Wayne Kollinger's Sketch Book

 

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 d...

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

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 o...

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 rep...

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

Ohio Star & Sawtooth Star Ohio Star and Sawtooth Star are two very similar blocks. What if I use them both together in a quilt to...

Blocks Amish Star Yesterday I developed these 4 blocks based on an Amish Star block. Today I want to use them.

Blocks Amish Star Last week, 7 August 2010, I tried playing with how an Amish Star was colored and discovered this block.

Blocks Wonky Shoo Fly Yesterday I discovered that I could make a series of 12" wonky Shoo Fly Blocks by simply rearranging the orde...

Blocks Friendship Star What if I color a Friendship Star slightly different? What if I combine 4 Friendship Stars rotated to make ...

Blocks Wonky Hidden Star What if I change the grid on a Hidden Star block and create a wonky Hidden Star?

Blocks Wonky Grecian Square I can create a wonky block from a Grecian Square block by changing the grid dimensions. What if  I use bo...

Colors Wonky Dutchman's Puzzle Yesterday I created this wonky Dutchman's Puzzle block. What if I try coloring it a couple...

Blocks Wonky Dutchman's Puzzle What if I take a Dutchman's Puzzle block and change its regular grid into one that is based o...

Blocks Log Cabin The Log Cabin block on the left comes from my 2 June 2010 post. I've changed the colors slightly to create the one...

Blocks Wonky Ohio Star What if  I start with an Ohio Star block and change the grid so that it is part of the Fibonacci series 1, 1, 2 ...

Playing with Blocks Crow's Foot When I first saw this block referred to as Crow's Foot, I was surprised. I'd always thought...

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

Playing with Blocks Wonky Kansas Star What if I change the grid on a Kansas Star block and create a wonky Kansas Star?