To Be Continued..... Part1

This is a sampler quilt. It shows samples of 29 different pieced alphabets on the front with another one on the back.

I began my quilting career by designing pieced alphabets and quilts to put them on. It didn't take me long to realize that it would take me years to sew all the quilts for all the alphabets I had designed. So I made this quilt using a few letters from some of my alphabets.

Since I intended to continue designing new alphabets and alphabet quilts I named it To Be Continued.....

Four Patch Block #6

Prince George

Once again I've designed a quilt using a four patch block.

This is the block, Prince George, that I designed for this quilt.

Four Patch Block #5

Chetwynd

Often when I design a quilt, the blocks form secondary patterns and are no longer obvious. This is not the case this time.

This is the Chetwynd block. Not only is it not disguised by secondary patterns in the quilt design, but it is easy to see how it can be made from 4 patches.

Four Patch Block #4

Fort St John

Blocks in rows and columns can sometimes be monotonous. So once in a while I like to design a quilt with offset blocks.

The four patch block I designed for this quilt is named after Fort St John. It's in northern BC, not far from the Alberta border.

Four Patch Block #3

Kimberley

The last two days I showed you quilt designs based on four patch blocks that I'd designed. I am going to do that again today.

Today's block is called Kimberley.

Four Patch Block #2

Cranbrook

This quilt design is the result of simply repeating a four patch block that I designed. I call the block Cranbrook.

Four Patch Block #1

Fernie

This quilt design is from a four patch block I designed. I've named it Fernie.

Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Blog Tour

Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks Volume 6 comes out 13 November, and I have a block in it on page 58. I thought you might like to see it.

Ninepatch Pinwheel Quilt #6

North Cooking Lake

A ninepatch pinwheel block starts with a design on a ninepatch grid.

This is the design for North Cooking Lake.

Ninepatch Pinwheel Quilt #5

Galahad

When I design a ninepatch pinwheel quilt I start with a ninepatch grid, then I ask what if and make changes to it to get a new ninepatch block in outline.

In this case I added some half-square triangles.

Ninepatch Pinwheel Quilt #4

Seebe

To design Seebe I started with a ninepatch grid.
Then I asked:

What if I replaced some of the squares in the ninepatch block with half-square triangles?

Ninepatch Pinwheel Quilt #3

Seven Persons

The design for Seven Persons started with a ninepatch grid. I asked:

What if I replace some of the squares with half-square triangles?

Ninepatch Pinwheel Quilt #2

Campsie

I began designing Campsie by asking:

What if I add some half-square triangles to a ninepatch grid?

A Ninepatch Pinwheel Quilt

Dead Man's Flats

To design Dead Man's Flats, I started with a ninepatch grid.

Men Quilt Too!

Quilt Show #2

Usually I treat this blog as a sketchbook in which I explore quilt design ideas. I seldom use it as a showcase for my quilts.

However, that said, for the second year in a row I'm taking part in an on-line quilt show, sponsored by Pigtales and Quilts.

This is my opportunity to prove that I occasionally do some real work and sew the quilts that I design.

Quarter of Nine #13

This Quilt

 

 

 

Begins With

 

 

 

A Jacob's Ladder Block

 This Block

 Makes This Quilt

Quarter of Nine #12

What You Should Know About

Quarter Of Nine Blocks

* They are easy to make.
* They are fun to design (play) with.
* They start out as traditional blocks.

Designing Quilts On Computer

Using Paint

Part 2

In Part 1 I began showing you how I design quilts using the Paint program that comes with Windows XP.

Quarter of Nine #11

Start With A London Roads Block

Make A Quarter of Nine Block Quilt