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Anvil Quilt Block Part 2

Posted on September 13, 2013 | 9 comments

Last week, I shared a few quilt designs using the Anvil quilt block in straight set designs.

This week, I played with the Anvil quilt block on point.

It is a bit boring to me when placed side by side as in the above design.

How about adding one more color and rotating some of the blocks:

That’s better.

Moving color around reveals a couple of odd shaped stars. Do you see them?

I love the arrows in the next design, but I’m not a big fan of those floating pink triangles around the outside edges.

Again, moving color around, rotating some blocks, and adding plain blocks to create a sense of space:

I like the stars in the center, and I like the way the design is framed.

I like it without the stars in the center too:

Last…but not least:

Amazing what one can do with one simple block.

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Anvil Quilt Block

Posted on September 6, 2013 | 10 comments

I’ve been playing with the Anvil Quilt Block.

I drew it with a 4 x 4 grid.

If you have BlockBase, it is #2645, but it is not difficult to draw, and is good practice.

Here is what the Anvil quilt block looks like set side by side in a straight set:

Still side by side in a straight set, but the colors have been changed up. Some of the blocks are rotated as well:

Still using only the Anvil block, the next design looks like arrows:

I like it!

Adding sashing strips does make the quilt larger (a popular technique), but I don’t find it very exciting:

I have added a plain block, and a variation drawn from the Anvil quilt block, to the next design. I find this a lot more interesting:

Two more designs:

Which is your favorite? Why? Which is your least favorite? Why?

We’ll see what playing with the Anvil quilt block on point turns up next week.

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Anchors Aweigh Quilt Block

Posted on August 23, 2013 | 4 comments

Anchors Aweigh is another quilt block from Nancy Martin’s Perpetual Calendar 365 Quilt Blocks A Year. And yes, that is the name of the block…not Anchors Away.

I drew the block on an 8 x 8 grid, but it doesn’t have to be. One can certainly draw her own version of the anchor.

Here is how it looks in a straight set:

I wasn’t impressed either. So I played with rotation.

I like that better. I played with color too. Contrast is very important!

I also set the Anchors Aweigh block on point:

Again, I’m not impressed, but how do I know unless I try it?

I like the next setting. By the way, I’m not introducing any alternate blocks, other than the plain block. All of the designs are created with simple rotations of the Anchors Aweigh blocks.