Beauty in Quilting

"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.”~Rumi

 

  BEAUTY BLOCKS.....PART 1

 

Quilters love what they do and want to be doing it all the time.  Take a few minutes to listen to author of  Goal Getting Podcast, Tony Woodall, who expands on this thought.
                                                   

This quote started me thinking about the New York Beauty block and wondering what other blocks might be associated with "beauty."  Here are examples of other blocks that share the name "Beauty."
You might want to do a sampler. Maybe you know of some others that you could share in "comments."

IDAHO BEAUTY BLOCK

Composed of 4 Ohio Stars....go figure!  Just to confuse you more, Idaho Beauty Block also goes by other such names as Des Moines, Cross Plains, Bright Stars, Devil's Claws and The Crow Foot.

AMERICAN BEAUTY

This is a basic version of an American Beauty Block. You can be very creative in how you alter it.   Do a search and have fun as there are a multitude of sites that refer to American Beauty Block or Quilt.

BLACKFORD'S BEAUTY

Fans of Civil War fabric will want to make this block. According to quilter, Gail Sexton, it was named for a ford or river crossing near Sharpsburg, Maryland.  The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River at this point to get back to the safety of Confederate ground, not knowing that they outnumbered the Union Army there.  This was following the bloody battle at Antietam, on September 17, 1862.

Click on link for Blackford's Beauty and find directions for a simple block that looks complicated.

BUCKEYE BEAUTY BLOCK

Using only 2 half square triangles and 2 four patches you can shop in your stash for this block. Quilt blocks with this geometry combining half-square triangles and 4-patches go by many names depending on how colors are placed and blocks arranged.  Just when you think you know it's name,  here come eleven other names it claims.

Double Four Patch, Gay Scrap Quilt, Give This One a Name ,Going to Chicago.Hour Glass,

Jacob's Ladder, New Four Patch, Northern Lights, Railroad, Railroad Crossing, World's Fair

Four decades of scraps are used in this Buckeye Beauty Quilt.

MICHIGAN BEAUTY BLOCK

"Michigan" is in the name of several quilt blocks. Michigan Beauty Block is also identified as Arrowhead Star, Laurel Wreath and Many Pointed Star.

The linked site provides several layouts to consider.

Inspired by beauty?  Now,  go forth and make a "beautiful quilt"!

STAY TUNED FOR PART 2 OF

 "BEAUTY BLOCKS" IN A FUTURE BLOG.

FREE: PRINTABLE PROJECT PLANNERS

Do you crave a simple way to 
organize your projects and UFOs?

While listening to a "Just Wanna Quilt" podcast with Stephanie Palmer, I was reminded of searching a long time ago for some quilt planner templates that would be quick and easy to use.  Since I have no idea where those copies are, I started researching again.  If this interests you, browse the links provided.  You will find many different templates to ignite your desire to organize your projects.

 

Stephanie Palmer talks about why and how she created her "Quilter's Planner".  This is a commercial planner.  This is great if you are not a DIY person.   If you like doing it your way, keep reading!



                                      

      A simple "Quick Project Planner" for 4 projects is
      provided   Hello Melly Designs. It provides a simple  
      checklist of your progress.





The Quilt Progress Tracker by Lovelea Designs  is also a simple checklist for 6 projects that is fast and concise to use.

                                                              At this Bluprint link learn how to use
                                    storage with visual clues and a project at a glance method to get more done
                                                            

Ideas such as those suggested on these sites can help you stay on top of your multitude of projects.

Have you found or created an efficient method?   Share them with others in the Comments!