Indian Maze Quilt Block

I have been enjoying playing with the Indian Maze quilt block.

This block is drawn with an 8 x 8 grid.

*Clicking on any of the photos will show a larger view.

Here’s what the Indian Maze quilt block looks like in a basic straight set with borders:

Let’s play!

Using Electric Quilt, it is very easy to delete a few lines from the original block and create a variation of this block.

Now let’s pair the two together:

Here is another variation created simply by deleting lines from the original Indian Maze block:

And a quilt designed with the original block and the new variation:

Now, for comparison to the straight set, let’s see what the Indian Maze quilt block looks like turned on point (with sashing and cornerstones).

I like it!  It looks like tapestry to me.

And more designs on point, with the variation blocks included:

It isn’t hard to design your own quilts.  Just by deleting a few lines to create new variations of a block, and perhaps adding a plain block, one can create lots and lots of quilt designs.

Play with color too.  Be sure to have dark, medium and light values.  Move them around…you’ll be surprised what a difference it makes!

Which design do you like?