judy363905

Wow, Jan how did you know to do that? I am very impressed Thank you for sharing

Judy in Phx, AZ

Jan in VA

[QUOTE=Jan in VA;6584932....snowball the corners of the plain squares before sewing them together as an HST......Jan in VA[/QUOTE]

Try this.....

wendiq

Jan in VA.....I think you told just how to do this one. It does look easy, but very effective.....

grammy of 6

Jan, you are AMAZING!!!! Sure wish I lived close enough to soak up some of your knowledge of quilting.

Jan in VA

For those who have asked, I appreciate your comments and kudos, but I learned quilting with a technique that taught me how to "find the block" and that has allowed me to "see" how each one is constructed. I never buy patterns and rarely follow those in a book. I just draw them out on graph paper, or very occasionally on Paint here on the computer. I assign whatever sizes I need to the sections to make the block the finished size I wish.
I am eternally thankful I learned this way!! Rest in Peace "Crazy Lady" Mary Ellen Hopkins!

Jan in VA

Teacup

Jan, I too appreciate your knowledge. And I agree that Mary Ellen Hopkins was a gem of a teacher. I have the first edition of her book "It's OK to Sit on My Quilt" and I learned so, so much from it. I don't see things as well as you do, but I am able to figure out many blocks by examining them. That's what I find so fascinating about quilting. I end up examining patterns much more than I do any actual sewing!

Jannie

Jan, you make it look so easy.

cindynvb

Jan you do make it look easy and I love how modest you are. You sound like a really nice person.

seasaw2mch

Yep Jan I think you are right.
Looks like a pile of snowballs cut from corner to corner and then tossed in the air to see where they land. Then grab two and sew them back together to make your blocks.
Now that I think about it, it sounds like a fun way to show the girls how to make a quilt. They get such a kick out of me tossing things in the air to see where they land so I can say my quilt was randomly put together.
I got to remember this one for the summer when they come to visit.

yobrosew

Me, too! All the purple made me happy.