This batik quilt (left) is "Fractions" by Mountainpeek Creations. A friend of mine bought the pattern and made the quilt (below) for her granddaughter. It looked nothing at all like the pattern; she intentionally obscured the lighter, sashing area and made hers a color-riot of pinks, reds, violets and yellows. I had to search hers to find and identify the block construction.
Each "Fraction" block is comprised of four "bricks" and four "sticks", with a rotated setting. It's a great landing place for accumulated scraps and it sews up quickly and efficiently. I'm into stash reduction these days! I love the simplicity and versatility of this pattern and am considering using it in a variety of ways. These are sub-units pictured, each containing four blocks:
1. Colorful and scrappy, as an over-all stash-reducer...
2. Kid- friendly, with novelties...
3. "Scrappy/Charmer" ( a place to showcase and combine accumulated "Charms", with a more controlled palette; in a non-conventional, rule-bending, way)...Take a look at your simplest patterns in a whole new light.
How many ways can you adapt them to work for you?
Life is Good!
How many ways can you adapt them to work for you?
Life is Good!
12 comments:
I have a pile of oriental fabrics that this pattern would work well with. Thanks for the ideas!
Hi, Ms. G,
I just want you to know I look forward to reading your blog ever day or so, It so interesting. I do enjoy knowing what other people are doing. The quilt pics you publish are also quiet interesting to view.Hope you have a good day.
Great quilt ideas. Definitely a scrap user and so many different looks. :D
Perhaps an excellent format for one of your famous "learning quilts".....
We were looking at Rebecca's learning quilt one day last week, and she said, "Daddy! I already know all of those..."
So I think it's safe to say we've gotten lots of use out of it, but to keep warm, and to keep mentally sharp!
Thanks!
UGH!
"but to keep warm"
should be
"both to keep warm"
Wow the fabrics do change the pattern. I will add this pattern to my list. I too want easy patterns to reduce my stash.
This is a great post! Plenty of ways to use that block, & the pics showing variations are great.
Thanks for the tips!
Since I don't know enough to contact you any other way, I just want to tell you that disclipine isn't a word I would use to describe myself, haphazard maybe!!!
Thank you for sharing, what a great way to use scraps and show off pretty fabric.
Thanks for all your explanations.
ciao ciao
I like a lot this model, I think that there is not a lot of difficulty in to do it!
This is a great pattern, and you are right, it is so versatile. Thanks for showing us the different ways that it can be made.
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