Originally Posted by Chele
I just have to say you guys are brilliant! When will I learn to recognize blocks?!!
Well ... <g> it takes looking at a lot of blocks, buying a lot of books or spending a lot of time surfing the net. Have you checked out the quilter's cache site? That lady really has done a lot of work to present a TON of different blocks in different sizes, using different techniques! She is a whiz!
You will learn, CHele, just keep looking around <g>. This site is really great for showing people where they got their blocks, and those sites you visit will usually have links and you just start looking.
I also happened to have access to some pretty good television programming when I first started fifteen years ago or so - - Simply QUilts, Quilt in a Day, and now Fons and Porter, some Kaye Woods ...
and, as you can see from all the input <g> a lot of guessing and by gollying!
God love all the quilters who have come before us and left examples of their attempts of making a utility item a real thing of beauty.