Paired Blocks: Nine Patch & Monday

The block on the left I originally called simple block #8. Not the most memorable name. So I decided to change it to Monday.



I decided to play with Monday and Nine Patch to see what sort of designs I could discover.

Paired Blocks - Nine Patch & C Block

I wanted to see what would happen if I combined a Nine Patch block with a Snowball block. Except that I didn't really use a Snowball block. But I don't know what else to call it.

My Snowball block quickly turned into a different version of itself. Since it looks like a C, I guess I could call it C-Block.

Paired Blocks #32

Sharon


Theresa



Quite some time a go I designed a swirl block I called Sharon and another one I called Theresa.

When Tried pairing theses two sister blocks to create quilt designs, this is what I got:

Paired Blocks # 31

Drunkard's Path
& Nine Patch

Two very simple blocks that I've played with before. I decided to play with them again. Maybe I'll find something different this time.

Paired Blocks #30

 Nine Patch

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I thought I'd try combining two very simple blocks and see what happens.

Paired Blocks #29

Snail's Trail

Log Cabin



I had fun playing with these two blocks in my last post; so I thought I'd play some more.

Paired Blocks # 28

Snail's Trail

Log Cabin

Snail's Trail and Log Cabin are two blocks that are made in a similar way. You start at the center and work your way out.
I wondered, what if these two blocks were paired up? So I set out to find out.

Paired Blocks #27

Linda

Bernice

Linda and Bernice are blocks that I recently designed.
I thought that today I would pair the two and see what happens

Paired Blocks #26

 

Linda

 

 

 

 

 

Lorraine

Having designed these two blocks, I thought it might be interesting to see what happens when I use them together to create a quilt design.

Paired Blocks # 19 Recap

Debra Did This

Debra of Who Said Sew ?  sewed this quilt from a design I posted way back in 11 April 2011. She even improved on my design by adding a light band in the border.

I've designed more quilts than I'll ever be able to sew. So I'm always pleased to see the result when someone sews one of my designs.

What's even more exciting is that Debra has now caught the design bug herself. She bought Quilt-Pro and is using it to design her own quilts.

It's a great feeling to be able to say not only did I sew this quilt, I designed it as well. It's very addictive.

Paired Blocks #24

 

Swing in the Center

 

 

 

 

 

Linoleum

I was looking for two more traditional blocks to pair up when I found Swing in the Center and Linoleum.

Paired Blocks #23

 

Shoo Fly  

 

 

 

 

 

Rolling Stone

What if I pair Shoo Fly and Rolling Stone blocks? Will the combination give me any interesting quilt designs?

Paired Blocks #22

Nine Patch

Twin Star

I chose the blocks Nine Patch and Twin Star for an experiment. I want to see what sort of quilt designs I can create using just these two blocks by changing colors.

Paired Blocks #21

What Can You Do

With Two Simple Blocks?

Shoo Fly and Nine Patch are two simple blocks.

What if you combine them? What kind of quilt designs would they make?

I don't know but I'm willing to try to find out.

Paired Blocks #20

You Can Do A Lot

With 2 Simple Blocks

Part II

How easy is it to design a quilt? It can be as easy as picking 2 simple blocks and playing with them until a design you like appears.

Let me show you.

Paired Blocks #19

You Can Do A Lot

With 2 Simple Blocks

Designing quilts does not have to be difficult or complicated. Start with 2 very simple blocks. Play with how they are arranged. Experiment with how they are colored. You'll be amazed at all the different designs you create. It's easy. And it's fun.

Let me show you.

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.

Paired Blocks #17

What If You Combine

Faux Drunkard's Path Blocks

With Snowball Blocks?

There's more than one way to skin a cat; and there's more than one way to create quilt designs. I have no idea why you would want to skin a cat. But I know a lot of good reasons to design quilts. My favorite is - because it's fun.

Paired Blocks #16

What Else Can You Do

With A Drunkard's Path Block

It's easy to think that Drunkard's Path blocks can be used for only one purpose - to make Drunkard's Path quilts. But you can take a Drunkard's Path block and use it in combination with other blocks to make a variety of different quilts.

Paired Blocks #15

Look 

What Elsie Can Do

With A Drunkard's Path  Block

This quilt design is by Elsie Montgomery of Elsie Quilts. She calls it Drunken Stars. She saw what I did with Drunkard's Path and Friendship Star blocks and wanted to see what she could do.