That’s what I’ve decided to call this lap sized quilt. Intersections. It is the sneak peak that I gave to you here and here.
It is finally finished.
YES!
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The Magnolia Bud quilt block is a sweet spring block.
I drew it in Electric Quilt with a 4 x 4 grid. If you have BlockBase, it is #2208.
Set side-by-side in a straight set, it looks like this:
Soft and sweet. Except that my eye is focused on that green, and if I were to make this, I’d try a softer green.
Let’s see how the design looks if some of the blocks are rotated:
I like that better (and I would still change the green to a more muted green).
What if bolder color is added?
What if two of the greens, and two of the pinks were reversed?
What do the Magnolia Bud blocks look like when separated by sashing and cornerstones?
What if the center square of the quilt block was replaced with a four patch, and alternated with the original block?
Keep playing the ‘What If’ game! You’ll come up with a winner that you will enjoy creating! There is no right or wrong…create what makes you happy!
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I played with the Baton Rouge Square quilt block this week.
I drew it in Electric Quilt with a 5 x 5 grid. If you have BlockBase, it is #1808.
Here is the block set side-by-side:
I like the floating yellow diamonds.
With a slight variation to the Baton Rouge quilt block, I now have a pretty little alternate block to create a new design with.
And again, playing with slight variations, both in drawing, and in color placement:
I’d explore the above a bit more. I can see stars in that alternate block, and it could be worthwhile to make those more prominent.
All I did to create the next design was change the direction of the purple/white half square triangles.
One doesn’t have to make big drawing changes to create an impact in one’s design. Just start small and see what happens.
By the time that I created the next two designs, I was warmed up and having fun!
The above requires some work, but it definitely has potential.
I’ve got about 30 design variations in my project folder, and I haven’t tried turning this block on point yet. That will be next week’s play.
Which do you like best? Or none at all?
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