DCMQG 2016 QAL - Block 12

Block 12

Today we will be focusing on that row of house blocks. I think it's my own pattern, but I know I've seen similar blocks in the past, so I certainly can't take credit for the idea.

Quilt Designs

I decided to have some fun with the blocks we've made so far for the 2016 DCMQG Quilt Along and drafted full quilts using just one block each.


Blocks 1 and 2

Block 3

Block 4

Block 5

Block 6

Block 7

Block 8

Block 9

Block 10

Block 11

I may have to make the ship quilt as a baby quilt for someone. Maybe a charity quilt.

DCMQG 2016 QAL - Block 11

Block 11

 

Today we will be making flying geese. Quick, simple, and a great building block.

DCMQG 2016 QAL - Block 10

Block 10

These are Winged Square blocks from a tutorial by Amy Friend of During Quiet Time. My thought is that calling it the WHOA HSTs Block would be more fitting.

DCMQG 2016 QAL - Block 9

Block 9

We continue on to what I call the checkerboard cross block. The point of this block is to work on precision piecing and strip piecing.

DCMQG 2016 QAL - Block 8

Block 8

I don't even know what to call this block... Double star? Works for me. The point of this block is to work with different sized HSTs in the same block. The baby quilt version is highly simplified and adds an optional snowball block instead of the center HSTs.

DCMQG 2016 QAL - Block 7

Block 7

This is the Plus Banner Block. I can take no credit for this block, this is the brain child of Yvonne from Quilting Jet Quilt. She came up with it for the Stash Bee and you can see her original tutorial for a 14" block here.

DCMQG 2016 QAL - Block 6

Block 6

This is the first of the theme blocks. I'll be showing you how to make a pineapple block (farmer stand) and a ship block (travel).

DCMQG 2016 QAL - Block 5

Block 5

Up next is the church dash block. This block has been around for a while and is incredibly versatile. It has gone by a multitude of other names according to Quilting in America, including but not limited to the following: Broken Plate, Double Monkey Wrench, Double T (published in Hearth & Home), Dragon's Head (published in Woman's World), Fisherman's Reel, Hens and Chickens, Hole in the Barn Door, Indian Hammer, Joan's Doll Quilt, Lincoln's Platform, Love Knot, Ludlow's Favorite, Old Mill Design (published in the The Farmer's Wife), Picture Frame, Puss in the Corner, Quail's Nest, Sherman's March (published in Capper's Weekly), Shoo Fly, and Wrench.

DCMQG 2016 QAL - Block 4

Block 4

I like to call this block Japanese X and Plus Block, because it was first made popular in 2011 by Setsuko Inagawa in Japan (I would love to link to a picture of the original quilt, but unfortunately it seems to have been taken off Flickr). I've also seen it referred to just as X and Plus Block. Here's one belopminata made.