Traditional Tuesday - Block 27
Basket Weave |
I love, love, love this block! It's not very impressive by itself, but take a look when it's set in a quilt:
Doesn't this make the most wonderful quilt? It almost glows! The block gets the illusion of weaving by keeping the same colors on both ends. And I think black shows off every color so wonderfully, it's a natural for this setting!
Since it's still March, I chose nice spring greens for mine. I added in a calico from Barbara Brackman's "Old-Fashioned Calicoes" line and two prints from my stash - one is a fossil fern. Black solid is for the outsides.
Cutting:
From EACH green, cut 1 - 1 3/4" x 6 1/2" strip
From the black, cut 2 - 1 3/4" x 6 1/2" strips
I love these greens! March has been fun, but April is next week. Wonder what I'll come up with?? |
Cut out your strips and lay them out. Sew together, pressing to one side. |
I have 3 vivid "jewel like colours - pink, turquoise, and purple. My 4th colour is white with fine black flowers on it. Can I do the black-on-white where you have the black (trying to save money hear!) or will the lighter colour totally ruin the effect? Mildred
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