Pam Pollock

OOOHHH Celeste, That is a beautiful block in that site you found!! :D :D

annmarie

Thanks Pam - that is perfect! I like your scrappy version best although I've been itching to do a blue & yellow quilt. We'll see.

Thanks everyone for your help.

quiltmaker101

It does look like Bento Box, but the Bento has a four patch at the center.

jan22

It is a Bento Box. There are 4 patches in the center, however the quilter used the same center for each block so it makes it look like it isn't from a distance. Look closer. It's an easy block to make. Just start with a center twice the size of your strips. Add 3 more strips around that alternating dark and light. If you have a 13.5 inch block. Cut it in half, then in half again. Each littler block will be 6.5 after cutting. Mix them up and sew them back together again. By using the same fabric for each center block, you'll have the same look.

jan22

Ooops, the picture only has 2 rounds counting the center. Sorry.

annmarie

Pam - can't believe I never thanked you for this. Found the link in a bunch of computer files I was cleaning out. Keeping this one. Still hope to make it. Thanks again, Annmarie