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Leavenworth Nine Patch Quilt Block – Part 2

Posted on January 11, 2013 | 8 comments

Last week, I showed the Leavenworth Nine Patch quilt block in a straight set.

Nancy Martin’s Version

BlockBase 2280c

This week, we’ll look at a few on point set designs.

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

The following shows the Nancy Martin version set on point.

To make it more interesting, we can rotate some of the blocks.

Or we can add sashing and cornerstones. We could rotate and add sashing (which is probably more interesting), but this design just adds sashing and cornerstones.

Next is the BlockBase version of the Leavenworth Nine Patch block (no sashing; just the block).

The only difference between the above design and the following design is the substitution of a plain block. Amazing!

Let’s add an alternate block and see what we get.

I’m suddenly thinking about argyle socks!

Not a fan of red, black and white? That’s okay. You can use any colors you want. In fact, just reversing two of these colors will create a dramatic difference.

I like this one the best! What about you?

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Leavenworth Nine Patch Quilt Block – Part 1

Posted on January 4, 2013 | 14 comments

For this week’s practice, I chose the Leavenworth Nine Patch block from Nancy Martin’s Perpetual Calendar.I thought that I would be bored with this block.

It is simply drafted from a 7 x 7 grid of squares.

Light, medium, and dark values can be placed in a myriad of ways to create lots and lots of designs. Here is a version from BlockBase…#2280c:

My challenge was to play with just these two variations.

Turns out, I’ve kept myself entertained for hours and I now have two large project files for this block; one for straight set designs, and one for on point designs.

This week, we’ll look at some of the straight set designs.

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

For me, the above is unappealing. How about rotating some of those blocks?

That’s better. We could rotate some more, but let’s move on.

The following is the BlockBase version set simply side-by-side. It looks like it has been set with sashing, but not so.

Now we have a bit of an Irish Chain look with sashing, and yet, it is the Leavenworth Nine Patch (BlockBase version) set side-by-side with the alternate blocks rotated.

To create the following alternate block, I’ve deleted some lines in the Leavenworth Nine Patch grid.

Here’s what happens when the two blocks are set together.