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Cross Training by Jenelle Kent brings cheery Xs to our weekly Moda Blockheads sew along! It is also fun to play with those background triangles and see what develops.  You can treat the blocks as four quadrant Xs or play with the middle triangles to make it appear as one main image, like the ones in the middle row. Don't the center ones remind you of Granny Squares in crochet? I like seeing the center as more of a focal point or light spot. On the top row, the middle image starts to suggest Xs and Os just by flipping the light and dark of background triangles. The bottom row plays with one section reversed, traveling shades from light to dark, and emphasizing the patchwork diamonds in the center.  Here is the block with grayscale and construction lines. I often figure out my quilt plan and colors before I do the color studies. As you can see, my sewn blocks follow the original plan for the Xs in a nice stacked formation. I was thinking about a little pop of color accent with the Dotty green for the popsicle palette.  I like how it plays against the darker, more serious red and burgundy. I'm including the updated image on my quilt layout so far.   Here are the warm, snuggly colors for my other quilt. It is raining and a bit cold here today so the thought of curling up under the snuggly palette quilt is especially enticing!   My Cross Training Xs are in the upper right quadrant. One more smaller block then I'm filling in those big corner blocks! Till then, happy sewing! 
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Heather Briggs worked her magic and came up with Sweet Pea. Sweet Pea is such a charming little block, so full of personality and surprise. You never quite know how it's going to show up next, and that's part of the fun.  Let's dive into this color study, take the bottom row, first design where Sweet Pea is showing up as a Friendship Star. But it doesn't stop there, the first row, first design it's taking a twirl as a Churn Dash variation. A twist and a spin and it shows up as a whole new design.  Using greyscale with lines really brings out the bones of the blocks. The blueprint behind the beauty, now the construction becomes much clearer. My brain starts firing off new ideas. "What if I rotated this or added color there?"  The green and turquoise version here adds a new layer of depth to this block as if the star is about to burst out of its frame.  The combination of Thatched basics and Dotty Thatched in this configuration is so vibrant, it's almost a feeling! Sew anything in these colors and the overall feeling will be the same. I call this happiness!  The Snuggly palette really lives up to its name. It's just so easy on the eyes. Even when Thatched is flying solo it's making a statement. Soft brown hues with a pop of color.  These colors are perfect for fall. Not loud, but warm and grounded.  We've been stitching our way through this Moda Blockheads 6 challenge and while the finish line isn't in sight just yet, there is something satisfying about seeing progress stacked up.  Two weeks ago I missed getting my color study up! It has been and still is a little busy around here...Quilt Market is coming up and we have had a LOT of sewing to do. I'm so excited to share the projects for my new line soon. I've already shared pictures of Coven on social media. Here is what I meant to share two weeks ago for Block 17's color study! A simple block but we can still see it in other ways!  Happy Sewing!
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