Block 3
Yankee Notions
by Laura A.
Block #3 Waterwheel
Pictures from our Facebook page:
Jean
Cathy
Cindy
Darlene
Dena
Erica
Laura
Roberta
Sara
Shawn
Lisa
Altogether I have photos of 16 blocks while I'm writing this.
I Photoshopped them into a quilt in random order---
no design wall to work out color and shading balance.
And what I wound up with is a quilt that looks very much like the 20th century
style that Fawn Valentine called Mutating Blocks in her book on the West Virginia project.
Mid-20th-century quilts
with mutating color and shading.
It may look disconcerting when viewed in the context of today's tastes but it was
a look that Southern quiltmakers valued. They must have or they wouldn't have
made so many.
3 comments:
I always enjoy when you make up a mish-mash of the blocks.
I also love the random placings. :D
Graphically show what a difference fabric choice and value placement can make in a block. Thanks.
Pat
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