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Breaking Blocks

March 19, 2012 By Ann

Breaking Blocks  (2001,  57×38)

This quilt started out as a 16 patch with half squares on the diagonal to form large contrasting half squares.  I managed to sew the first three squares along the top before all those little squares got the better of me.   So I started playing around with breaking the pattern in ways that allowed it morph into other blocks.   Look carefully, you’ll see bits of pine tree, stars diamonds and 4 patches here and there.  It only seemed right that the blocks themselves broke out of the borders.   This was a fun quilt to make, though my family sometimes wonders if I can stick to rectangular quilts…….

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