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Neat and tidy. I wonder what fabric choices others would make, and how many different colours could be used without it becoming a collection of scraps.

I like the almost blank blocks … Space to play with quilting designs. There is actually space to play with quilting designs in the first design too.

Very interesting!

Also very interesting. I like both of them.

I like the first design, but as usual I spotted a change I would make as soon as I opened it. Seeing changes I think might work are how I keep adding to the collection of designs I have to show here every day. The centre block could be changed to make a fifth open space to add some interesting quilting or applique.

I like the second design too. Plenty of space to add some interesting quilting.

I find that when I start a new project I tend to use muted colours, a minimum number of fabrics, and concentrate on getting the contrast in the right places for the design to work. Working with pretty or bright fabrics the colours get in the way of getting the block designs done, and my focus is usually on getting a collection of blocks which work together.

If I decide to actually make the design I then go looking for the fabrics which will suit the room the quilt is intended for, the favourite colours of the recipient, or simply ...

Bright … and very pointy. I love it!

The blocks are all variations of one block, which is a 12P block … drafted on a 12 x 12 grid.

The second design is more subdued though the colours are the same … just less of them.

The colours look old fashioned, but the block designs are new, and are part of a growing collection which started with one diagonal square design with a star, with five different corners. There are now about ten corners, along with three variations on the square.

I will share the sampler quilts when I have mixed all the centres with all the corners.

I also want to add some quilting motifs to fill in those blank spaces!