Breaking Down the Quilt Block

re: Breaking Down the Quilt Block

C. McGregor — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:42:58 GMT

I love this spiderweb block. It would be a great way for my Gr. 5/6 students to learn straight stitching on the sewing machine. So bright and colorful too. Thanks for the inspiration. Carole.

re: Breaking Down the Quilt Block

ckquilter — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 08:01:39 GMT

idon't do traditional quilt blocks very often. unless i am making a bed quilt for a special person.

but i do like taking traditional blocks and curving them, and using them as part of a larger design.

i made a large wallhanging - 90" square, of a trotting horse of another color. the entire background was pieced of curved hole in the barn door blocks.

another horse quilt (the view from behind, with dimensional tail of silk fiber, decorated with silk flowers) was placed on one very large, curved hole in the barn door block.

i have a spirit scape quilt in progress - the mother and baby whale are in front of an ocean made of curved storm at sea blocks.

so i like using traditional blocks - but in a very artsy way. ckquilter

re: Breaking Down the Quilt Block

Ali 2 — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:53:51 GMT

I like traditional piecing, log cabin is my favorite but I have also made some improv houses and that was fun.

re: Breaking Down the Quilt Block

charlieanne — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:47:14 GMT

Although I make mostly art quilts, I have a passion for piecing, and enjoy the challenge of taking old block patterns and interpreting them in today's fabric selections. Many are free-cut, no templates or rulers, reassembled and sewn back together. I use a pattern as a starting point, but then leap off on my own tangent.

I love this spider web technique, it's quite different than the one I've made, thanks for showing it! .