Mary Ann brought a lovely pattern to my Open Lab class at WCTC:
She wanted to change it a bit by adding alternate blocks. I don’t currently have a quilt building program on my computer, but I did take a class in Photoshop™ recently, so I thought I’d give it a try. I opened the cover picture from the pattern in Photoshop™, and then searched the web for a few simple blocks.
I was so pleased to figure out how to “plug” the squares into the pattern. The pictures aren’t perfect, but it was a good way to visualize. Here’s the photo I sent to Mary Ann with all 4 options (I recolored the blue “snowball” block to match the quilt better):
It’s amazing how different the pattern looks in each quilt. I’m not sure which block Mary Ann will choose, but I’ll keep you posted!
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Now I’d just like to share a blessing – a number of months ago I submitted a story for Quilter’s Newsletter’s “300 Words” feature and it was published in their latest issue. The topic was quilts and kids, and I wrote about my granddaughter Hanna’s first quilt. The article is on page 23! Praise the Lord!
And speaking of grandkids – I took some fun photos of Trey recently – he’ll be 3 months old this week. Grandpa and I are watching him and Sommer full time – and loving it. So I’d like to leave you with a shot of a very content sleeper, and a smile.
Joanie Zeier Poole says
Great info Chris, great options for the quilt.
Jodi Grzeczka says
Chris, the photos of Baby Boy are precious! Regarding your column in Quilters Newsletter, after your class yesterday, and then some yard work, I finally sat down and finally picked up the magazine. I love the “300 Words” feature, so I was doubly delighted when I saw your photo. Wonderful essay! And, again, thank you for such a fun and informative class! And thanks for introducing me to Quiltina!
Mary Ann says
Thank you for letting me be your inspiration in the blog! I’m still not sure which one I’ll choose and I may ask for more input … I’m sure I will!
I’m leaning toward the ‘hourglass’ block this a.m.!
Happy Spring,
MaryAnn
Jan H says
Trey is so adorable! And neat what you did to that pattern.
Jan
Jackie I says
Thanks so much for the information, hints and cute pictures. I just NEVER think of adding an alternating block to make a quilt bigger, just always add more blocks! Will want to remember this !!! Know my Newsletter is around somewhere. Which issue is it? Grandchildren are so much fun. Sometimes I wish I could of had them first when I was younger 😉