{"id":4874,"date":"2018-09-21T15:33:38","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T22:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/?p=4874"},"modified":"2019-06-21T08:47:46","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T15:47:46","slug":"circles-and-design-considerations-2019-09-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2018\/09\/21\/circles-and-design-considerations-2019-09-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Circles and design considerations – 2018.09.21"},"content":{"rendered":"

I will be teaching a Circles workshop at the end of September with Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild<\/a>.   I like to make a class sample or two before a workshop, partly to refresh my memory about the techniques (even though I did use the technique recently for my Hobbit House mini quilt<\/a>) and partly because I really like making circle blocks.<\/p>\n

I had a couple of different ideas for color options, so I decided to use one pattern to make 2 very different circle blocks.  Here’s the pattern I designed, drawn on freezer paper.  It’s a 12.5 inch square.<\/p>\n

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The first block is all black and white fabrics, with gray and orange bias tape.  Here’s how it evolved.  My first idea was to use bias tape in lots of bright colors.  It looked great up close, but when I viewed it from a distance, it didn’t appeal to me.<\/p>\n

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I experimented with a few other color options for the bias tape . . . \"\"<\/p>\n

. . . and eventually settled on bias tape in 3 shades of gray and one of orange.<\/p>\n

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I peeled the freezer paper off the back of the first block, and reused it to create the second block.  My second design idea was solid colors, separated by thin black bias tape.  This one came together more quickly, because I was satisfied with my first color choices for each section.<\/p>\n

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I see either or both of these becoming the basis for a full-size quilt.<\/p>\n

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Thanks for stopping by. Today, I\u2019m linking up with these blogs \u2013 click on the links below, where you\u2019ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.<\/p>\n

Nina-Marie\u2019s Off the Wall Friday<\/a>
\nCan I get a Whoop Whoop?<\/a> by Confessions of a Fabric Addict<\/em><\/p>\n

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