One of the things I love about some of the blogs I read is their descriptions of the creative process. It's really fun to see how other people work their own personal magic. I started my journey with the idea of doing a broken star where it extends all the way around the edge. It wasn't my favorite and I moved on.
Next I tried doing a diamond border. It was okay, but didn't seem like it was worth all the effort it would take to make it.
Next I tried putting diamonds in the corners. Okay, but not great.
Then I tried putting diamonds off the centers. I like this a little better than the picture above, but it's still not my favorite.
I tried putting it on point too, but it still didn't quite work.
Next I tried extending one of the sets of diamonds to twice it's original length. I really liked this! It was different. So, now what to do with it. Below you se it where the original block is still vertical.
In this image below I've tipped the block so the outermost points are at North, West, East, and South. I like it, but it didn't add much and would make it much more challenging to construct so I decided to skip it.
If one is great, two must be better, right? Wrong. I added the extra set of purple and red points, but it made the block messier than I wanted and challenging to construct as well.
Okay, so what if I put an extra set at the tips? Nope. It spreads the block out, but didn't really add anything.
What if I made two? OH...I like it! Now to pick fabric and create it! Come back Saturday to learn all about how I constructed this quilt.
My son has decided this quilt needs to be called Playful Pinwheels. I like it.
Happy designing!
Suzy
Awesome! Love seeing all the stages of deciding what you wanted to do with this.
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