Freedom to Create

Anyone can design a quilt.  Every quilt can be different, even using the same basic pattern pieces.  With just 3 little pieces, a multiple of designs can be made.

While working on my Grannie Lewis' Conversation Quilt Block (the Far East variation of the Churn Dash)  I started playing around with different blocks that make up the pattern.  Remember that the block was basically a 9 Patch with a 9 Patch at it's center.

Here's some of the different designs I came up with, using enough of the original block pieces to make 2 blocks (with the darks/lights switched).  

I took the 9-Patch out of the center and just put a solid piece.

This time I used a light in the center.

9-Patch back in the center, but I turned all the outside pieces.

Swapped out the center piece again.

I worked with the different shades, using a combination.

Not sure I like these, but sill playing.

A friend pressed some of the flowers from my mother's funeral and presented me with this picture this week.  I think it turned out beautiful.

And then a sweet young girl is having a sweet baby and I pieced this 4-Patch.  I started playing with the two colors and then add a bit of the yellow when I ran out of the blues and needed to make the quilt a little bigger.  I got it machine pieced in one night and the quilted finished in just a couple of hours.  I got the binding finished tonight and delivered it to the family.  I loved the colors.

Oh, the fun you can have with a few pieces of material, some pressed flowers, and freedom to create!