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Fair Play is an historical block which first makes its appearance in 1901 in the Ladies Art Company catalog of quilt blocks. This uses a wonderful tool set called "View & Do" (by Kaye Wood) which are a series of circular ring templates. The current raw edge quilting technique made this a quick quilt to create. The use of many bright prints and combining colors without the thought of "matching" allows quilters to really play with their blocks! I spanned 100 years of quilting in just a few hours of sewing for a bright and sassy play quilt for a lucky child. These nine 10" blocks can easily be finished in our class time.
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Asian Delights - Interlocking Rings
When does a traditional American quilt block take on an Asian personae? When it dresses itself in the glorious fabrics of the Orient! The block used in this second quilt in our series is the EXACT block used in my Fair Play quilt, as seen in my book "Bold, Black & Beautiful", page 22. (Go see for yourself!) Same size, but oh so different arrangement and colors. (OK, I've added the little quarter circle in the center - but, believe me, it's the same block!) We use raw edge appliqué and top stitching with a contrasting colored thread. The fun comes when we get to play with our blocks!
Block Size: 10"
Number of blocks in quilt: 12
Quilt Size (with borders): 40-1/2" x 50-1/2"Handout and pattern supplied.
Skill Level: All Sewing Machine Class
