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Single bed design which can become a double by adding five of the top row blocks to each side.

Another one like the first one, but I like the centre of this one more, and use the outer blocks of the first around the centre. I suspect that I have saved that idea somewhere in the rather large collection of quilt designs in this project file, but might add it again just in case.

I chose eight blocks , some fabrics, and started playing, and still playing years later!

I like both these interesting blocks!

I started sharing designs from this project file in 2008, soon after I started the blog. I started using individual designs and trying to find names for them, but within a couple of months worked out that there had to be a better way, and started project files with a collection of blocks and kept playing with the same blocks in the same colours and finding many, many ways of arranging them. I admit to being completely and utterly addicted to seeing just what happens as I mix up the blocks, but I am not looking to have my addiction ...

I like playing with contrast as much as colour, like the three shades of purple against a very pale background fabric.

Even with three different colours I would choose fabrics ranging from very light to very dark.

My favourite today is the second one.

Interesting!

I like the second design! Very different.

I love playing with contrast … some blocks high, some low … some plain so the quilting will become the feature.

I also like to make the sashing disappear, and so create another design element.