This is as far as I have got with mixing more than two colours in basic 9P blocks … and the results can be stunning if you like the colours!
The half blocks around the edge of the second design are interesting!
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This is as far as I have got with mixing more than two colours in basic 9P blocks … and the results can be stunning if you like the colours!
The half blocks around the edge of the second design are interesting!
read moreTop shelf left to right: stripes and checks/plaids (and a few graphic prints); large prints; dots, spots and circles; large yardage.
Second shelf: Positive/negative (black with white and white with black, the same print); miscellaneous; miscelaneous; animal print (mostly zebra and giraffe).
What isn't shown here: a pile of black and whites that read as gray (approximately equal amounts of black and white in the print ...
read moreEvery spring I am delighted to watch the trees behind my house green up. I want to nibble that delicate tender green as it begins with the weedy understory and creeps up the taller trees. I wait for the old apple tree and the wild dogwoods in the middle of the woods to bloom. And I celebrate the tulip poplar that has taken root at the verge of the back lawn.
However, before all the leafing out began I took many photos of tree trunks and logs that I encountered along the tow path, and played with them in Photoshop ...
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I am trying to break away from pink, purple and green!
This project file has been sitting around being ignored for two years, probably because it is in colors I wouldn’t want to live with. However, strong colours in a dull environment can liven up the surroundings.
I love the second design, but I admit that it would lose a lot of impact if it was in my preferred colour range.
read more Long ago, I participated in a star swap with Barb Vedder. It used black and white prints in the center and solids for the stars. They came out lovely. I made some extra. And then they sat until I figured out what to do with them to make a quilt.
I have a love/hate relationship with all black and white quilts and that is because I love color so much.
I have figured out 3 quilts that I'm going to cut ...
read moreIf you need more projects to work on or you're looking for a quilty podcast to listen to, check out Sherri's blog, A Quilting Life. Just after the Covid isolation began my quilty friend Denise used that blog to entice me into doing a Mystery Block of the Month as a sew-along with her. It turns out this Mystery BOM is an annual thing. Now she's talked me and three other neighbors into making the 2022 mystery quilt. More about that later.
The 2020 quilt was designed using all half-square-triangles. I decided to use bright batiks .....
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Mastering a new quilt block is like learning to ride a bike. You may feel a bit intimidated. Your uncertainty might cause a few wobbly stitches.
Then, just like magic, you’re soaring across the fabric without a care in the world, cranking out quilt blocks like a pro!
This week, Jenny is working on a modern black and white asterisk quilt, and just you wait and see! Once you’ve conquered those first few seams, you can ride off into the sunset with a trail of beautiful quilt blocks in your wake!
Click HERE to watch the Ditto quilt ...
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Interesting!
Love the second.
Love the third, but I would look for a black fabric with more subdued print … or none at all.
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I keep finding little clumps of projects which have been shoved in a corner and forgotten. This project file is one of half a dozen found under a virtual stash of block drawing projects. All the blocks are basically pieced 9P blocks.
LOL! The seam lines look like I used white thread to piece everything together … something I would have to unpick in a real project, but it can be an advantage when sharing virtual designs as you can see the seam lines. But in the virtual world, we don’t always see the same thing on our screens!
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