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Interesting!

The blocks in this project are from the Electric Quilt Library, though I have modified them to create borders and simple filler blocks.

I like the second one best!

I like the first design …

… but I like the second one more!

Note the change in contrast between the small designs and the centre and the ones in the corners. That is a simple way to add depth to any design … same shapes but change the contrast to the background.

Very interesting design.

The blocks in this project file are based on designs I found in Electric Quilt library collections, most from Classic Applique, some from Classic pieced.. Every block has been modified, some just a little, some have had multiple surgeries. Some pieces from some applique blocks have been mixed up with pieces from other blocks.

Generations of quilt designers could shuffle the current collection of designs and still be designing new quilts, and probably still be shuffling the pieces in blocks to create new blocks. Of course, each generation of designers would have to use new fabric designs ...

Nice and neat.

Much more exciting! Love it!

Love the combination of the centre block and the frame of the Irish Chain blocks.

Simple, but with a more elaborate border to frame the interior and the quilting which could fill the spaces.

In this project file I have used blocks from the Electric Quilt library which have been tweaked a little to cretae border blocks from the original applique cross designs.

Once again, I cannot pick a favourite from today’s designs.

Interesting.

The block in the corners of the main body of this design is a modification of Mexican Rose 2, found in the Electric Quilt Block library. It is probably the most used of all the applique blocks, and has been twisted, turned, expanded, reduced and pulled to pieces to create many modified blocks for use in many of the project files I have in my EQ file.

Love the second design, which features some other applique blocks which I have modified a few times.

Simple background layout works nicely as a frame for the applique blocks.

In the second design the applique does all of the framing … and that works too.

Love the first design.

Second one is very different, but I love it too.

I like the third, but not sure that the centre blocks need to be quite so intense!

Interesting border, though not sure that it works as well as it could.

I like the border change … and the overall design.

Of course, room for quilting always works for me!

Like the first design today … and with a couple of hot days coming up I hope my garden looks as green at the end of the week as this does today … though that is asking for a miracle to hide all the scorch marks from the last lot of hot days!

Looks like the second one has no quilting … but in the real world it would have at least a fair bit of filler, probably cross hatch, in a matching colour, and probably some motifs based on the blocks.

Not sure I like the thread used for the quilting, but have tried quite a few colours and haven’t found the right one yet.

In a real quilt I would use a slightly darker thread in the background colour for feature motifs, and a a thread that matches as exactly as possible for the fillin, which I don’t usually add to my virtual quilts. My favourite fillers are pretty boring as I want the motifs and the pieced or applique blocks to be the feature, with the filler to be boring and a place for the eyes to ...

This project file is one of many which have had a Christmas makeover, but it wasn’t a major facelift.

I might find the time to change some of the green shapes to holly leaves at some point in the future.

Right now it is a nice way to wean myself off Christmas designs until next December.