| History is a great teacher. So many "new" patterns are heritage blocks with cute new names. And some new patterns have updated piecing techniques, sizing info, etc that make their purchase worthwhile. Here is a great example: this is the Kansas Twister block, mega sized by Jaybird (but she calls it Ballerina.) A few links to 60 degree blocks, tools, & tips: http://lexichan.blogspot.com/2010/02/kansas-twister-quilt.html and another from lexi http://lexichan.blogspot.com/2011/06/kansas-twister.html http://whynotsew.blogspot.com/2011/06/twister-block-tutorial.html Judie Roberthal's book, Aunt Grace's scrapbook at http://www.amazon.com/Aunt-Grace-Scrapbag-Anniversary-Edition/dp/B0018XHUHO from the great quiltville http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2012/04/show-tell-tuesday.html scroll down a bit http://lilyashbury.com/2011/07/12/a-quilt-for-your-summer-house/ a preview of a you-tube tut by F&P http://www.qnntv.com/videos/2177-how-to-cut-pre-pieced-60-degree-triangles-from-strip-sets/ love my Creative Grids 12.5" 60 degree ruler http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ftdv-xKxnkQ fun Double Strip Ruler http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=qSM0bcJyYLo&NR=1 this Double Strip creates smaller triangles that can be rotated many diff ways http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFJ2jqoSIvM a great Missouri Star hexi tut (there is a hexi and an equilateral triangle in this block) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7c1ewoQV24 tut for many diff degree triangles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6dqbaW0KQ0 and, of course, Jaybird's Ballerina http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/2012/05/ballerina.html  |
| The back with two Ballerina / Kansas Twister blocks! Loved using Jaybird's Ballerina pattern because it is so large and fast! |
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| FMQd a loose stipple on the body of the quilt and in the accent red blocks I did a tighter stipple. You can see the difference in today's first pic of the blocks. One important thing I learned is to mark where the crossgrain side of the triangle is to prevent having a bias edge on the straight edge of the blocks. I will show this in the blog post for the whole quilt. |
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| Let's make a whole Ballerina quilt! |
2 comments:
A whole ballerina quilt ... yes! I really like what you did with the Ballerina blocks pattern ... :) Pat
Thank you! I like to add a little interest/sass/splash on the backs and I wanted to experiment with the 60 degree block in the Ballerina pattern, so... the contrast needed it worked well with those fabrics!
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