Playing with Borders

Broken Dishes

A week ago (8 May 2010) I designed this quilt top using 6" on point Broken Dishes blocks.

I added white all around the outside edge to make it 72" x 72". Now I want to design a border using 6" Broken Dishes blocks.

On Point

Broken Dishes

What if I take a 6 x 6 Broken Dishes block, turn it on point and add some color to the center?

Playing with Quilting

Broken Dishes Placemat

This 12" x 18" placemat is made from 6 Broken Dishes blocks.  Yesterday I designed quilting for a placemat just like it. Today I want to change it.

Playing with Quilting

Broken Dishes Placemat

What if I make a 12" x 18"placemat using 6 Broken Dishes blocks?

My placemat needs some quilting to make it more interesting.

Playing with Quilting

Broken Dishes Quilt

Let's go back in time for a moment.  In my 5 January 2010 blog I played with a Broken Dishes block and created a quilt top. The next day I added some quilting. On 17 February I added a border.  You can see the result on the left.  Obviously, I now need to complete the quilting design.

Playing with Borders

Broken Dishes Quilt  (See also: 14 February 2010)

I created this queen size bed quilt using, for the most part, Broken Dishes blocks.  I am not finished yet. before I can begin sewing I need to give it a border.

Playing with Borders

Broken Dishes Quilt

This quilt was created using a Broken Dishes block.  It needs a border to make it complete.

Playing with Piecing

Broken Dishes Quilt  (See also: 3 February 2010)

Before I can sew this quilt I need to plan how I am going to piece it.

Experience has taught me that the steps I follow in designing a quilt are often not the best steps to follow when I'm sewing it.

Playing with Borders

Broken Dishes  (See also: 19 January 2010)

This quilt motif was made using 2 version of a Broken Dishes block.  I like this motif, but it needs more; it needs a border.

Playing with Blocks

Broken Dishes  (See also: 26 January 2010)

I used these two Broken Dishes blocks to create this quilt top.

Now I want to make it longer so that I can put it on a bed

Playing with Blocks

Broken Dishes  (See also: 12 January 2010)

I used these 2 Broken Dishes blocks to create this quilt motif. Now I want to add to it.

Playing with Blocks

Broken Dishes

Using 2 Broken Dishes blocks I created a larger block.

What can I make with it?

Playing with Blocks

Broken Dishes

Broken Dishes blocks are based on this outline pattern.

What if I start with the outline pattern and see what I can come up with?

Playing with Blocks

Broken Dishes  (See also: 12 January 2010)

I used these 2 variations of a Broken Dishes block to create this larger block.

Yesterday I used 4 of this larger block rotated to create an even larger block, which I thought quite nice.

Judy was not impressed (see her comments yesterday) and wondered if it might not look better if I used mirror image blocks.

Today we'll find out .

Playing with Blocks

Broken Dishes  (See also: 10 January 2010)

Using these 2 Broken Dishes blocks I created a larger block.

Now I want to play with the larger block.

Playing with Blocks

Broken Dishes

I want to see what I can do with these 2 Broken dishes blocks.

Playing with Blocks

Broken Dishes  (See also: 7 January 2010)

This block was made using Broken Dishes blocks and Diamond in the Square blocks.

I want to see what I can do with it.

Playing with Blocks

Broken Dishes  

Broken Dishes Blocks are based on this outline pattern.

What if I start with a Broken dishes block and a Diamond in the Square block in outline form and use them in a  Ninepatch setting?

Playing with Quilting

Broken Dishes  (See also: 5 January 2010)

This quilt top was designed using a Broken dishes block.

How should I quilt it?

Playing with Blocks

Broken Dishes

Broken Dishes blocks are based on this outline pattern.



I am going to try designing a Broken Dishes quilt motif starting with the outline pattern.