So, while working my way through Rosemary Youngs'
Quilt Block Bible I came to #37, Whirlpool. The way the book works is that there is a photograph of the completed, stitched block and the ability to print out a block diagram sheet from the CD (it comes with the book). Hmmm... I couldn't make out any reason for the arrangement as photographed, to me it appeared cluttered and was lacking in organization; it didn't make sense. I printed out three of the diagram sheets and grabbed some colored pencils, surely I could come up with a balanced arrangement that would be more pleasing to the eye. If I was going to stitch sixteen tiny half-square triangle units they were going to have contrast and not combine into square blocks of color... why bother?
These block representations appealed more to me. I settled on the one shown on the far right, deciding that the open center depicted the center of a whirlpool with enough movement surrounding the center to be visually pleasing. Creating the mock ups was a fun exercise without wasting fabric.
I like it!
For perspective: there are 32 triangles in this block, the half-square triangle units finish to 1.5", combining to create a six inch block. I am loving that
Itty Bitty Eights ruler more and more every day!
Life is Good!
