Thursday, December 30, 2010

Paired Blocks #12

Quilting

Nine Patch & Drunkard's Path


This quilt top from 22 December 2010 could use some quilting.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Monday, December 27, 2010




From My Pieced Alphabet:

Altadore

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Paired Blocks #11

Drunkard's Path & Snowball

Starting with these two blocks, Snowball and Drunkard's path, I want to see what motifs I can create by combining them.



Saturday, December 25, 2010

Quilting

Sawtooth Star


This quilt top is one of the ones that I designed by modifying a Sawtooth Star. You can find it in my 31 October 2010 post.

My wife liked it enough to sew it. Now I have to design quilting for it.

Friday, December 24, 2010

Borders

Unnamed Block from 4-Patch Units


I think this wall hanging from 21 December 2010 could be improved by adding a border.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Paired Blocks #10

Nine Patch & Drunkard's Path


This quilt top (8 December 2010) needs quilting.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Paired Blocks #9

Nine Patch & Drunkard's Path


Each of these 2 motifs is made using Nine Patch and Drunkard's Path blocks.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Blocks

Unnamed Block from 4-Patch Units

Using 2 colors, there are 6 possible 4-Patch unit combinations.
What if I use nine 4-Patch units to make a block?

I've made the block symetrical about a diagonal axis.

Monday, December 20, 2010











From My Pieced Alphabet :

Highway 1A

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Paired Blocks #8

Drunkard's Path & Snail's Trail


Yesterday I played with this motif made from Drunkard's Path blocks and Snail's Trail blocks. I am going to play with it again today to see what else I can come up with.

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Paired Blocks #7

Drunkard's Path & Snail's Trail


This motif is made from Drunkard's Path blocks and Snail's Trail blocks. It is one of the ones I posted on 11 December 2010. I want to see if I can develop it further.

Friday, December 17, 2010

Colors

Wonky Clay's Choice


By changing the grid dimensions on a Clay's Choice block, I can create a Wonky Clay's Choice block.

What sort of patterns can I create when I change the way I color a Wonky Clay's Choice block?

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Paired Blocks #6

Nine Patch & Drunkard's Path

This quilt top (8 December 2010) needs quilting.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Paired Blocks #5

Nine Patch & Drunkard's Path


These 2 motifs are made using only Nine Patch blocks and Drunkard's Path blocks.
What if I combine them?

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Borders

On Point Oh Susannah


I've been fiddling with this since 10 November 2010. I like the central motif but I'm still looking for a border that will set it off.

Monday, December 13, 2010










From My Pieced Alphabet:

Deerfoot

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Colors

Clay's Choice

Two days ago I experimented with tones. I colored Clay's Choice blocks in various shades of gray and then assembled the blocks to create designs.  Now I want to see what some of those designs look like in color.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Paired Blocks #4

Drunkard's Path & Snail's Trail

What if I mix Drunkard's Path blocks with Snail's Trail blocks? What kind of motifs can I design?

Friday, December 10, 2010

Colors

Clay's Choice

I read somewhere that color gets all the glory and tone does all the work. (I wish I could remember where so that I could attribute the quote.)

I've decided to play with different tones to see how they affect the patterns I create using a Clay's Choice block.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

Applique

Tear Drop Quilt
















Once upon a time, 21 September 2010 to be exact, I decided this border was too heavy for this center. I abandoned the border and went looking for one that was more in scale with the center.

But, what if I abandon the center and go looking for one that is more in keeping with the scale of the border?

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Paired Blocks #3

Nine Patch & Drunkard's Path


These 2 motifs are made using only Nine Patch blocks and Drunkard's Path blocks.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Piecing











Yesterday I showed you this lettering and complained that it was inconsistant and therefore badly designed in terms of appearance.

Today I'm going to show you how it was pieced and complain about that too.

Monday, December 6, 2010







I found the first USA in a quilt magazine some years ago. It was part of a patriotic quilt.

It is inconsistent. The U is bottom heavy. The S is Fat. The A is top heavy and feels short. All three letters could be from different alphabets.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Colors

Nine Patch & Drunkard's Path

This quilt top design was made using only Nine Patch blocks and Drunkard's Path blocks. I'm going to experiment with ways of coloring it.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Quilting

Unnamed


This quilt top design from 2 days ago needs quilting designed for it.

Friday, December 3, 2010

Paired Blocks #2

Nine Patch & Drunkard's Path

I thought it might be interesting to mix Nine Patch blocks with Drunkard's Path blocks. I am going to play with that idea and see what sort of motifs I can develop. Some other day I'll try designing quilts from those motifs.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Borders

Unnamed


Two days ago (30 November 2010) I created this quilt top design. Today it gets borders.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Colors

Tessellation


This tessellation comes from a recent post (27 November 2010). It needs more color than just blue and white.