This block includes all the fabrics that will appear in the quilt. I used the basic idea of the block Eleanor Burns used, but made it slightly more complex to incorporate all the shades of blue in what I hope looks like a transparent overlay of a light blue frame on point set over a Missouri Star. I have found two related blocks "Noon and Light" and a version of "Royal Star" - but surprisingly, no traditional pattern that is exactly this combination of squares and triangles.
This is a 12 inch block. Alice and Ann will be piecing the rest of a lap sized-quilt around it. Should be a beauty!
5 comments:
Beautiful! Only you could have figured this out!
It sure will be a beauty! And your transparent overlay is perfect....looks very real!!!
When I looked at the photo and showed it to Russ, I used the word "transparent" to describe the illusion that the square was floating over the star. Then I read your text! Yes, you did a great job combining those fabrics. Who cares what the rest of the quilt looks like... It's got a great center! Thanks!
Your experiment to give the effect of transparency worked out really well. Super accurate piecing is the icing on the cake for this block.
At first glance, I thought it was a sheer fabric placed on top...I had to look very closely to see that it was not. Beautiful!
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