Quilt Blocks Keep Things Interesting

quiltblocks5701 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:58:04 +0000

Quilting blocks are literally the “building blocks” of quilts. They come in all shapes and sizes, can be all sorts of colors, and can be turned every which way to form patterns of light and dark on your over all quilt. That’s what makes it so interesting. I have heard that Amish mothers give their children solid colored fabric to arrange in various patterns. That’s where the famous Amish quilts came from. They make them so interesting without even using patterns – just different colored fabric in different patterns.

There are lots of quilt books that have quilt patterns showing different blocks. These usually have pictures of the blocks used in a finished quilt and how to put the block together. Changing up the borders keeps it even more interesting even if you use the same block over and over again.

A tip about getting quilting supplies online – look for a place like the one I linked where they have most everything you need at one place. This will save you money in the long run because you’ll likely be able to pay only one shipping charge.

Quilting is fun and even more interesting when you get creative with quilt blocks.