Block 12 is this week! We're moving along nicely.

Corey Yoder is bringing us Flight Path this week! A clever variation of the Dutchmans Puzzle block keeping with traditions but still making it fresh and new.

For this weeks color studies I wanted to bring out the look of a more cohesive block trying to define it in color, letting color dictate where the eye goes not the seams. Middle row, left block looks almost artsy like an abstract composition where the bottom left is more traditional with a plus sign (if you squint your eyes) within the more traditional block. The bottom right block has a "supergraphic" look to it. Doesn't this blend of colors make you think of sorbet?

The grayscale option gives a much more defined visual expression. A moodier look to the block. But this is also a guide to using your own color palette as this defines the light and dark perfectly. Assign a color-hue to an equal shade of gray - light to light, medium to medium, and dark to dark - the overall look will show up as the block chosen.

First up is my Popsicle palette. I'm using these two identical blocks in different ways. The placements in the quilt defines the colorway making one a blender or border block for seamless transition from one color of the quilt to the other.

The blue green block made with three of the new Dotty Thatched colors from the new collection available now! The mixing of Dotty Thatched and regular Thatched gives such movement.

And then there is the Snuggly palette - a much calmer and warmer feel. The neutral block is made up of four different shades of Thatched browns - Washed Linen, Oatmeal, Cocoa and Mocha.

The fuchsia block is my border block making the transition from one colorway to the next look intentional. 
How different the two backgrounds of both colorways are! Quite striking and such a fun play on color.

The middle rows of the stars including the center star have been completed. I have added squares and rectangles to the middle row blocks. 
That's all for this week. Happy quilting, quilters!
​Robin