Love Your Layout

I am developing a new class called "Love Your Layout". Basically, a design class to help quilters embrace "quilter's math" and gain confidence to design their own quilts.

So far, there are 3 samples.

Double 4 Patch Zig Zag set:

Double 4 Patch with Alternate Blocks:

Double 4 Patch, Strippy Style:

One of these is set in straight rows, two are on-point sets. All use a 4" finished block. I had a huge pile of 2" finished 4 patches so that is what I used--four of those together make a Double 4 Patch in my book.

Lots of ideas swirling about how best to present this in a one-day class. Ideally, a two day class would get students well underway with this project.

Stay tuned for more samples and class schedule. Most likely, Fall of 2020 I'll be ready to offer it to "test subjects". 

Let's quilt.

Barbara

Getting Ready

The first Joyful Journey Retreat will be March 11-15, 2020. We are excited about it and it was so much fun to stuff the Gift Bags:

There is a grand prize one lucky person will win, not seen in these photos.

There are 20 of us and we look forward to a great time at Red Rooster Retreat center, Crane Hill, AL. I thought of each of them as we packed these bags. I look forward to making new friends of the few I don't yet know.

My latest leader/ender project is now done, a Double Four Patch from Civil War reproduction fabrics:

I am working on another one of these from bright, modern fabrics and using a different alternate block.  It will be interesting to see how different the quilts look with only minor changes in layout and color.

Let's quilt.

Barbara