I am behind in making Puzzler blocks. This rail fence block was January's assignment, so I am playing catch up. One of our little group of quilters got antsy and finished the whole thing already. The original pattern shows a black or very dark brown sashing between the blocks with a checkerboard outer border and a piano key final border. Haven't decided if I will take the easy path and follow the pattern or try to figure out something more original.
Over the weekend our guild hosted Wendy Butler Berns. Friday night was her "Capering With Creativity" lecture and Saturday she taught us "Liberating your Logs." The lecture and the workshop work well together and the workshop room was full. There is a reason some teachers are "national" level instructors like Wendy. She was fully engaged with each and every student, helping, encouraging, and critiquing. Her instructions were clear and her enthusiasm contagious. We had lots of tired but happy quilters at the end of the day.
Here are some examples of things to make with these liberated log cabin blocks. And here is a peek at some of the work being done during the day.
And here are mine, in two different colorways.
These may - or may not - ever find their way into a completed quilt. For now, they served their purpose in learning a new way to work.
I really like the puzzler block, is it something you are following on line? maybe I could join too. Love the liberated log cabin blocks, must get my liberated log cabins by Louise Gunner out and have a play, yours have motivated me, thanks
ReplyDeleteMargaret, it's not an online pattern, but one from a magazine several years back.
DeleteSuch gorgeous colours in your puzzler blocks! I like the idea of dark sashing to set them off.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a fun class. I see a triangle in there! I guess there's no limit to what you can do, really. :D
Monica, the teacher was really good. It makes all the difference, believe me, as I have been in workshops with miserable instructors. The blocks can be made any size or shape. You can start with a pentagon, hexagon, square, rectangle, or triangle. It's fun to see what emerges. Some students have just kept adding strips until the piece was large enough to be a quilt top. Kind of like the housetop pattern made by the Gee;s Bend quilters.
DeleteLooks like a fun workshop? And, your fabrics are stunning as usual!
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