There are limited possibilities with this Patchwork Jigsaw block … or is there? I have to admit that I find this block rather uninspiring, and found it was hard work to find some designs I liked. I think I will … Continue reading
Almost Drunkard’s Path, but not quite. The blocks have all the pieces arranged exactly the same way, the borders are the same, but I love the way the blocks change by playing with the colour placement.
Three designs today, with the second and third simply a recolour of the first. Love the second one above, and I don’t even like blues! Now I have started looking at the Patchwork Jigsaws I really should keep playing, and … Continue reading
When I got interested in the Drunkard’s Path design I was working with pencil and paper, and started numbering each arrangement of the blocks according to the direction the pieces faced. The number reference for the basic four patch used … Continue reading
Two fabrics, two shapes equal one block. Make the blocks small and use lots of them to make some very interesting designs. I use the easy no pins method to join the curves which is featured in Anita Murphy’s book, … Continue reading
24 x 24 blocks … it takes a long while to make sure all of them are facing the right way, so I am sharing all four designs now, and will then retire the project file. The block in question … Continue reading
I like it, though it is a bit bright to wake up to after a late night out!
It has been a long time since I have shared any Patchwork Jigsaws, and found these two when I went looking to see where I was up too the last time I played with the two pieces which make up … Continue reading
I remember my first visit to a quilt exhibition. I was curious, excited … and came away delighted. The first thing I learned was that my students were doing well, at a standard that would have fitted well in the exhibition. … Continue reading
A flock of blue (and pink) birds scattering from the middle of the design, but look at the design the white shapes create. In the second design the birds are white, apart from a few grey ones who have joined … Continue reading
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