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Spider’s Den, a quilt block from Nancy Martin’s Perpetual Calendar, is the block that I have chosen to play with this week.

The block is drawn with a 12 x 12 grid.

This is how it looks when set side-by-side in a straight set:

And here is how it looks set with sashing and cornerstones:

Spider’s Den makes a wonderful two color quilt!

But let’s add some blue; just for fun!

Now let’s throw in a crossing block and a snowball block and see what we get:

Reminds me of baseball; must be because I’ve been listening to my team in spring training.  I’m glad the baseball season is almost here!

Next, I’ve taken out most of the blue and added a different crossing block.  There is a small change in the Spider’s Den block, too.

Here’s how the block looks when set on point:

Next, Spider’s Den is still set on point, but set with an alternate block.  I think it makes a great red and white quilt!

This next one is similar to one of the straight sets up above: 

Last, and maybe least (my least favorite), is a crowded design:

The last one has too many elements competing for attention.  Or maybe it is a simple matter of moving the color around.  I may work on that another day.