Thursday, February 03, 2011

16 patches and variable stars



There is a wonderful old quilt on the frontispiece of Elise Schebler Roberts' The Quilt: A History and Celebration of an American Art Form that has me cutting 2 inch strips of my plaids and making 16 patches. I love the asymmetry of the block and it is rather mindless sewing that yields a good result. The blocks finish at 6 inches.

I am also piecing 8 inch two fabric variable stars with pieced centers. They are not mindless in that I have to think what am I going to do in the center with each fabric.
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4 comments:

  1. Paula, the quilter2/3/11, 6:20 PM

    I just finished refolding fabric and found that I had more plaids and stripes than I realized. Now for time to do something with them. *smile*

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  2. grostedt2/4/11, 3:17 AM

    I love your use of plaids. These will go into my to do file.

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  3. miss-linny2/4/11, 3:19 AM

    those blocks, they are fab. I am just off to my sewing room (aka spare bedroom) to have a go at some of those, they will use up the various little orphans I make when trying out a new block, Thanks for the inspiration.
    Linny

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  4. Anonymous2/4/11, 7:43 AM

    Those stars!! Aiyeee!!
    Another beautiful inspiration...

    Sharon

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