{"id":1458,"date":"2009-03-24T06:53:17","date_gmt":"2009-03-24T13:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=1458"},"modified":"2016-03-16T22:09:36","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T05:09:36","slug":"swap-block","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/swap-block\/","title":{"rendered":"Swap Block"},"content":{"rendered":"

SIL and I are doing a swap with blue and white fabrics.<\/p>\n

\"First<\/a>
First Always Quilting Block<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is the block we are using. We didn’t have time to really organize ourselves while she was out for a brief visit a few weeks ago, so we did some organizing via email. I finally felt organized enough to make some blocks. The above block is one of the first group that I did. I plan to make two of each fabric and send one to SIL, in little batches.<\/p>\n

\"Three<\/a>
Three Always Quilting Blocks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I made the two batik ones later and will send SIL one.<\/p>\n

The motif that the squares and rectangles make looks like some kind of knot. Since I didn’t know the name of this block, and I didn’t want to call it the Always Quilting block, I looked up the design in Barbara Brackman’s book, The Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns<\/a>. I couldn’t find this particular block (Barbara, won’t you please update your book with newer blocks??? Thanks.), so I found a couple that looked like they were related.<\/p>\n

\"Tam's<\/a>
Tam's Patch, BB:1117<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BB:1117 is called Tam’s Patch. It has two corners with the rectangle\/two squares combination, but the other two corners are just plain square patches.<\/p>\n

\"Squares<\/a>
Squares upon Squares, BB:1104<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BB:1104 (page 156-157) is called Squares upon Squares from Farm Journal.<\/p>\n

I’ll look through some other block dictionaries to see if I can find a name for it.The reality is that you change one line and you have a new block. New blocks are invented every day.<\/p>\n

I’d love to hear if you know the name of this block, or have a creative name for it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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