In a previous post, I shared the Brave World quilt block in several straight set designs.
Here is how it looks set side by side and on point:
Let’s try sashing and a different colorway:
I like it better!
When I remove some lines from the original block, I am left with a pinwheel block that I can use as an alternate with the Brave World block.
Keep playing the ‘what if’ game! You may get some dud designs, but, then again, you may be pleasantly surprised with what you come up with!
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I really like this week’s choice, Twinkling Star, from Nancy Martin’s Perpetual Calendar 365 Quilt Blocks A Year.
I drew it from a 3.5 x 5 x 3.5 grid.
Even though I really like this quilt block, I had a difficult time getting inspired and original with it. I don’t know why.
Here is how Twinkling Stars looks set side by side in a straight setting:
I find it boring.
I’ve altered the block a bit and set the new block, along with a low contrast traditional block, and the Twinkling Star in a new straight set design:
Now I’m not so bored with it.
Another design, but I think the red stars overwhelm Twinkling Star:
It might be worth exploring if I changed the size of those red stars.
What if I darken the color and alternate Twinkling Star with a different traditional block?
I like it!
Next, I tried mixing in a chain block.
My low contrast might be too low contrast. I’m influenced by my friend Judy, the Virtual Quilter. She uses a low contrast technique frequently for her backgrounds, and I like how it looks.
Have a blessed happy new year full of wonderful times of creativity!
The Album quilt block, another pick from Nancy Martin’s Perpetual Calendar (I’m still working my way through this calendar), was a bit of a challenge for me this week. Maybe it is because I had to use orange and blue. Whatever.
The Album block is drawn with a 3 x 3 grid.
Here is how it looks in a straight set:
I experimented with an inner border without sashing between it and the quilt. I don’t think I like it.
I like the plain inner border on the next design. It also has sashing between the blocks:
I made some changes to the Album block and used the new blocks in the following designs:
The last design is a sampler to help you see the blocks. The blocks are set on point.
The block in the top right corner is the Album block.
The center block has all the lines deleted but the four corner triangles. It forms a Snowball block.
The lower right corner has the small inner squares deleted, and lines added to create the star.
The block in the upper left corner has the inner squares deleted.
The block in the lower left corner added lines to create rectangles within the blocks.
I could search block libraries for alternate blocks to use in a design, but adding and deleting lines to and from the main block that I want to use ensures that I will have blocks that play well together.
Next week, I’ll show the Album block in a few on point settings.
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