I am making no progress on anything this month. But I have been playing.
In the making of this church quilt, there were a lot of triangles left over.
See? I sewed them into half square triangles...327 of them, to be exact. They are trimmed down to 2.5 inches. So, what to do, what to do?
I had no idea how many layouts you can do with half square triangles! Take a look at 10 possibilities I laid out on my design (dining room) table...
1. Here they are, all lined up in a row.
2. How about diamonds?
3. Pinwheels, anyone?
4. I am not sure what this block is called; it looks sort of like a starburst!
5. An hour glass layout....
6. I call this one 'school of fish'!
7. Each of these blocks has a square in the center, and....
8. ...here is the same block with pinwheels in the center. A totally different look!
9. Can you see the four patch block in this setting? (I guess you could also call it a 16 patch block, but I would assemble it like a four patch.)
10. And here is a nine patch block setting! (Or a 36-patch, if you like!)
With only 327 of these 2.5 inch squares, the quilt will not be a big one, perhaps a baby quilt or two. I think I know which one I like the best! How about you?
5 comments:
I started keeping count,,,3,4,5,7,8,9 & 10!!! I had no idea how many designs one could make.
Thanks for the direct to the web page for the Forest Bricks quilt!
I love #4, but I can't remember what it's called and I also really like #8. I think #8 would make a great baby quilt pattern.
Bright Blessings,
Wyntr (who has not set her blog up yet)
What a wealth of blocks and quilts can be made with such a simple block! I know I love the Pinwheels, the Stars, and the Diamond shapes but all are amazing! Have fun choosing which to make!
Love the church quilt, too.
Cheers!
Love all of them, but I guess the pinwheels is my favorite. I just love pinwheels.
No 5 is my favourite, but they are all lovely, amazing what you can do with HST's isn't it?
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