Look What Pauline Did

Pauline started with a Shoo Fly block; cut it into quarters; and reassembled the quarters to make a new block. She then used the new block to make this quilt.

If you are having trouble picturing the Shoo Fly block it looked like this:

Look What Darla Did

Darla made a large version of my Disappearing Shoo Fly design.

"I could not believe how easy it was to do this quilt. I really think it should be done as a quick & easy video, and I think people would flock to this design....Can't wait to quilt this thing, but I have a few more ahead of this in line!"

Darla sometimes goes by the name of Scientific Quilter.

Look What Wendy did

Wendy sent me this picture of her version of my Disappearing Shoo Fly quilt.

Here's what she had to say:


"Hi!! I am the Australian tourist whose Canadian cousin challenged me at Drumheller last July to replicate your 'Disappearing Shoofly' in my own colours. I really appreciated your permission to photograph the quilt and have regularly checked your website- and will continue to do so. The colours were inspired by our lovely white beaches with waters that go from teal to deep blue, plus the colours of desert sand hills. Happy memories."

Four Friends 6

Look what She Did

Sandy made this quilt from my Four Friends pattern.

Mix & Match # 5

Jacob's Ladder
& Ohio Star

Ohio Star on the left and Jacob's Ladder on the right are two very traditional blocks that anybody can easily make.

Anybody means you.

Mix & Match #4

Flying Shuttles
& Shoo Fly




What if I cut these two blocks into quarters and the use pieces of each to make two new blocks?

Four Friends 5

Look What They Did

More Four Friends quilts by members of the Fabric Stashers guild.

Quarter of Nine #19

Calico Puzzle





A disappearing block is a traditional block that has been cut into four quarters and then reassembled.

I enjoy designing with disappearing blocks. I thought I'd take another stab at Calico Puzzle.

Quarter of Nine #18

 Calico Puzzle

Waterwheel

 Twin Star

Jacob's Ladder

Card Trick

Four Friends Quilt 4

Look What Susan Did

A while ago I taught a class on sewing my Four Friends pattern to the members of the Fabric Stashers Guild here in Calgary.

Each one turned out  a little different. This is the one Susan did.

I'm not sure but I think those are Susan's fingers. If they are, then that's Susan hiding behind her quilt.

Mix & Match #4

Disappearing 
Kansas Star

In my last post I made new blocks from each of these color versions of Kansas Star by cutting each block into quarters and then reassembling the quarters differently. I then used the new blocks in quilt designs.

What if I take two quarters from one block and two quarters from another block and use those to make a new block?

Quarter of Nine #17

Disappearing 
Kansas Star

A Kansas star block is made from nine diamond patches. If you assemble a Kansas Star block then cut it into four quarters, you can use the quarters to make new blocks and some exciting new quilts.

In my last post I did nine color variations of a Kansas Star block. I am going to try this technique on each of them in turn.

Four Friends Quilt 3

Look What Marilyn Did




Marlyn is a member of the Fabric Stashers guild; this is her version of my Four Friends quilt.

For more Fabric Stashers and More Four Friends see my previous 2 posts.