Drafting for the Creative Quilter

60 DRAFTINGFORTHECREATIVEQUILTER Even though the LeMoyne Star block is based on eight equal divisions of a circle, rathe ...

8-POINTEDSTARBLOCkS 61 Star of Many Points Block 1 1.414 1.414 1 B C A D 6 ̋ Star of Many Points block Sum of parts: 4.828 ...

62 DRAFTINGFORTHECREATIVEQUILTER Flying Swallows Block A A B D C (^1) 1.414 1 1 1 1.414 C 1.414 6 ̋ Flying Swallows bloc ...

8-POINTEDSTARBLOCkS 63 Sum of parts: 3.414 6 ̋ ÷ 3.414 (sum of parts) = 1.7574 = 13/4 ̋, which is the size of the A triangl ...

64 DRAFTINGFORTHECREATIVEQUILTER Wheel of Fortune Block 1 A E B C D 1 1 1 1.414 1.414 1.414 1.414 6 ̋ Wheel of Fortune b ...

8-POINTEDSTARBLOCkS 65 The diamond and the triangle that create the small star are shapes B and C. A 1¾ ̋ B ⁄ ̋ ⁄ ̋ C ...

66 DRAFTINGFORTHECREATIVEQUILTER The 2 short sides of the F kite are developed by drawing a line at a 90° angle from bo ...

8-POINTEDSTARBLOCkS 67 DRAFTING METHOD 2 This method uses a calculator and is based on choosing the size of the block first. ...

68 DRAFTINGFORTHECREATIVEQUILTER 1¼ ̋ 1¼ ̋ 4¼ ̋ 4¼ ̋ 1 1 1.414 H G Draw a square, and then draw diagonal corner lines. ...

DESIGN 69 Design Design is the arrangement of details that make up a work of art. I have no formal education or credentials in d ...

70 DRAFTINGFORTHECREATIVEQUILTER Color is what gets all the attention and applause. It gives quilts their personality an ...

DESIGNINGONANOVERALLGRID 71 Designing on an Overall Grid A grid is a formation of equal-sized shapes, such as squares, r ...

72 DRAFTINGFORTHECREATIVEQUILTER O’ Christmas Tree drawing, 11/2 ̋ grid value and 2 × 2 grid space (3 ̋ square), which I ...

DESIGNINGONANOVERALLGRID 73 Pinwheel Quilt drawing, 11/2 ̋ grid value (Darkened lines indicate piecing sections.) Drawin ...

74 DRAFTINGFORTHECREATIVEQUILTER Working within a grid format allows me to design my own quilts in a familiar environmen ...

DESIGNINGONANOVERALLGRID 75 be 6 ̋. These were my initial decisions; change can occur at anytime... and often does. Next ...

76 DRAFTINGFORTHECREATIVEQUILTER Translating the Design to Fabric Then it was time to sew the blocks. My color palette w ...

DESIGNINGONANOVERALLGRID 77 35½ ̋ × 4 ̋ 3½ ̋ × 2 ̋ 14 ̋ × 2 ̋ 26 ̋ × 4 ̋ 14 ̋ × 2 ̋ 12½ ̋ × 2 ̋ 3½ ̋ × 2 ̋ 3½ ̋ × 2 ̋ 3½ ...

78 DRAFTINGFORTHECREATIVEQUILTER Photo by author Photo by author Borders Following the same process as the background, I ...

DESIGNINGWITHINTRADITIONALBLOCkS 79 Designing within Traditional Blocks For many years, I have used tra- ditional patchwor ...