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I much prefer applique over piecing, but I love playing with this project file.

The blocks are constructed with fairly basic piecing techniques, but the results could be intriguing.

Love the way the curved blocks are holding hands to create a border!

I like the combination of assorted frames in the second design.

The EQ Dozen project files were amongst the first project files created for the Virtual Quilter blog, and I still like playing whenever I open them … not that I need to as there are plenty of designs in there to cover quite a few more blog posts!

I like the first design best of these two, but the second one is rather interesting.

Blocks are from the Electric Quilt library, with a few modifications by me. Love the first one.

Love the second one too.

On point setting … and the four stars around the centre are made up by the corner sections of four blocks which meet in the centre squares of those four stars.

The second design is a straight setting, but once again the stars surrounding the centre block are created when the corners of the four blocks meet.

This project file uses the same blocks as yesterday’s designs, but with different fabrics and set on point.

Not many of the blocks are repeated in these particular quilt designs, but I love that they look so different with the different fabrics and the different setting.

Interesting first design.

I like the second one!

Pretty … and interesting, or simply pretty interesting.

Not so much pink in the second one, which means not quite so pretty, but more interesting.

Love the design above, but there is a little problem near the corners

Love the second design, and there is no problem with the corners or anywhere else!

It was the local pageant last night, and the Christmas spirit was present and correct, and it was great to see toddlers, preschoolers and school children running, jumping and dancing on the street following the parade and a visit from father Christmas.

It is starting to feel like Christmas!

Very pretty.

Very pretty, very interesting, and my favourite for today.

Here is something I am looking forward to … I love charm quilts and suspect there will be some interesting ideas in the near future.

I like untangling puzzles, and using Electric Quilt I can create some too!

Both of these are set on point to add to the puzzle.

A couple more of my Red and white collection of 9patch quilt designs.

In this project file I have used 10 blocks, with an alternative colouring used for two of them, and used each and every block with all of the others. Each combination is used twice, in both possible combinations.

As there are 131 designs in the project file, somewhere I have missed one … one day I might find the patience to work out which combination I missed, though I deliberately missed using the same block in both of the alternative placings, which would have made 144 in total ...

Not my colours, I don’t like too many stars, but I do like the design above!

The applique border is great!

I like the second design too!

Another interesting design … perhaps I should teach myself to like piecing quilts!

I like the design, and the colours even though I think they would look like Christmas all through the year, but then a little bit of Christmas everyday would be nice.

The second design has me thinking that a simple pieced star block in low contrast fabrics would make a very interesting background for applique blocks. I feel a new project file is about to be opened, though an alternative approach would be to use the star shape as background quilting around the applique!

Love the centre of the first design, but I think the Double Wedding Rings in the corners are too dark.

Variation, and the corners are too dark in this one too.

What an amazing world it is after coffee when I have Electric Quilt to play with!

Basic blocks from the Electric Quilt library, but the design looks anything but basic.

Tipping the block on point makes a big difference.

So does including narrow sashing between the blocks but using the background fabric in the blocks. Even the little shares look like a bit like stars in the dark background.

Very pretty.

This series of designs are based on a collection of blocks, and have kept me amused enough to keep me coming back every so often and playing for a while.

Love the second design!

Interesting.

Love the second one!

The next one is neat and tidy.

The one above morphed into a Fishing Cabin project file.

The last design for this week’s mid week retreat is interesting … I am going to have a play to see what I can add to the project file for future posts.

Who made these blocks and then didn’t want them?

All they needed was a little cleaning up.

And arranging.

And sashing.

And now, quilting.

It is so tiny–11″ x 21″.

Whoever it was, I am grateful.