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method for sorting blocks
Hi, I'm making a quilt out of 12 in. blocks cut out of 4 different fabrics chosen by my daughter. It is going to be queen size so I am doing 72 blocks in 8 x 9 rows. How can I arrange them without them ending up diagonally placed? Placing them in groups of 4 did not turn out good. Thanks
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When block placement is important, I put them up on my design wall and take a picture on my iPad. For some reason I can see which needs to be moved better in a picture. If you don't have a design wall, pinning them to large window curtains works too.
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Can you post a picture of the blocks (some of them at least) hung up?
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So you will be only arranging the 4 different colored 12" blocks...no sub cutting or sashing? If so, maybe drawing out on graph paper, and using colored pencils to see if by maybe making 4 patches something will emerge...ifyou have EQ, that would be better......just a thought
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Originally Posted by Tartan
(Post 8024706)
When block placement is important, I put them up on my design wall and take a picture on my iPad. For some reason I can see which needs to be moved better in a picture.
Changing the saturation of your picture to black and white also helps to see the differences in values that aren't always obvious in colour. |
Because the quilt is an even number of blocks across (8 blocks) and you are using 4 fabrics, I think there is only one way to avoid diagonals and avoid having the same colors next to each other. It would involve repeating the same 4 fabrics, but shifting over by 2 on each new row. Let me see if I can explain.
Number your colors 1 through 4. In row 1, fabrics will be 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4. In row 2, fabrics will be 3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2. Those two rows will be repeated throughout the quilt. If you change the quilt to 9 x 9, there are other possibilities. For 8 x 9, I think this is your only choice if you don't want diagonals and don't want the same colors next to each other . I did a quick work-up of this in EQ and the result is pleasing. It is similar to a woven effect. Edit: I realized there is one other way to arrange the blocks. This would be Row 1 fabrics 1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2 and Row 2 fabrics 3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4. I do not find that arrangement as attractive as the first because there is less alternation for the eye, but it may work for different colors than I selected for my trial. |
Thank you everyone! While I was waiting for replys I started putting them together. I had no idea when I started this project how limited it would be...using only 4 fabrics and doing a 8 x 9! The only way that it would work, and it doesn't look that bad....is to make every other row the same....1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4 alternated with 3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2. The all in all....isn't really that noticeable.
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Originally Posted by Prism99
(Post 8024731)
Because the quilt is an even number of blocks across (8 blocks) and you are using 4 fabrics, I think there is only one way to avoid diagonals and avoid having the same colors next to each other. It would involve repeating the same 4 fabrics, but shifting over by 2 on each new row. Let me see if I can explain.
Number your colors 1 through 4. In row 1, fabrics will be 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4. In row 2, fabrics will be 3-4-1-2-3-4-1-2. Those two rows will be repeated throughout the quilt. If you change the quilt to 9 x 9, there are other possibilities. For 8 x 9, I think this is your only choice if you don't want diagonals and don't want the same colors next to each other . I did a quick work-up of this in EQ and the result is pleasing. It is similar to a woven effect. Edit: I realized there is one other way to arrange the blocks. This would be Row 1 fabrics 1-2-1-2-1-2-1-2 and Row 2 fabrics 3-4-3-4-3-4-3-4. I do not find that arrangement as attractive as the first because there is less alternation for the eye, but it may work for different colors than I selected for my trial. |
Ah, Teen. If only you could convince my dh (and all other family members).......
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I often set up such a quilt in diagonals, sew the columns, then shift them around like 1,4,7,2,5,8,3,6.
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