Bow Tie Blocks

While working on my round of the Round Robin quilt, I wanted to try the Bow Tie pattern.  I hadn't done it before so worked on some sample blocks and then played with different ways of putting them together.  I found it fun to work with this pattern and I would love to make myself a quilt .  There seems to be as many ways to lay them out as there are pieces of material.  The first time I saw the pattern, it was on a quilt in a magazine and I kept going back to the magazine to look at the photo.  It just seemed to catch my attention and I am happy with the results.

More blocks set together

My daughter is always telling me to think out of the box.  Ok, these blocks are out of the box--of quilt blocks.  This top has thirty 10" blocks.  There are about that many more blocks not sewn together.  I am not sure what I am going to do with all of these but it is fun to look at them and think about it.  If I just put a border around this, it would make a twin size quilt.  Likely it will go back into the box until I discover it again some other time. 

4 Patch in a Square Quilt Blocks

Here is another sample of the quilt blocks from the box.  There has to be about 50 blocks in the box and little by little I want to share them.  Thank you sister Bonnie for sharing them with me.  These blocks are a reverse of each other, kind of a night and day version of 4 patch in a square.  The blocks are 7" square.

The Project

I am trying to use up bits and pieces of scraps of my stash bag.  I like blues and browns together and going without a pattern in mind, this is the beginnings of what I hope to be a pretty quilt top.    I like the churn dasher block and have used it as my center block.  The rest is just kind of happening. 

Nine Patch and Stars

I have a pile of these blocks laying in  a tub in my sewing closet.  Just laid them out for ideas.  The dark fabrics don't exactly match but I like the layout so will see if I can find enough of matching backgrounds to make a top with.  I think this would make a fun quilt.

Butterfly Quilt Block

More quilt blocks in the box.  There are 12 of these small  butterfly blocks.  They measure 9" wide and 8 1/2" long.

WIP

I placed these blocks on a navy blue sheet because I think I want to use this color and wanted to see what it would look like with the strips between them.  I am no sure of the placing just yet, keep playing with it.  Should I place them all in the same direction?  Should I do random placing?  I am looking at both ways.  The blocks 12" x 12" and I have 30 blocks.  I think I want to do this same pattern in small blocks and have them all the same fabric too.  For this quilt in the making, I like the scrappy look.  Anyone out there have an opinion?

Quilt Blocks From Class

These are the blocks we worked on in the quilting class I took.

Wool Fan Block

Old wool quilts were made of old clothes.  Before all the easy care fabrics of today were made, wool was right up there with cotton and other natural fibers that wore like iron and often found themselves used in quilts, rugs and other useful items.  This fan is made of wool and embroidered.  It is bright and cheerful.  The block is about 8" kind of square.

Log Cabin Blocks

Also in the box of fabric and quilt things were these 2  Log Cabin blocks.  They are not the same size but do have some of the same fabrics.  They are sewn onto pieces of sheet material.

Quilt Block #2

The next block out of the box was this 9 patch or Cat in the Corner block.

Butterfly Quilt Block #1

Don't you just love it when you find some orphan quilt blocks.  This butterfly block came as a nice surprise.  I have seen a lot of butterfly block patterns and never this particular one before.  I might have to make a few.  I think my sister would love a butterfly quilt.  OK, project for the future.