 BLOCKS by SIZE | 6" Quilt Blocks |
Many quiltmakers like to make six inch quilt blocks in order to use a greater variety of blocks in a sampler style quilt. Another reason might be to test out the look of a block in a smaller size in order to save on the fabrics (just in case the block looks very different than in your imagination).
Whatever your reason for creating six inch blocks, the pieces are all just smaller versions of larger sized quilt blocks -- such as the most popular size, the 12" quilt block. This is what makes quiltmaking so exciting -- you are the designer and get to choose all the components.
The two sample quilts illustrated give you ideas of what can be done with this Balkan Puzzle block. Both quilts use standard quilt layouts of the blocks, but keep in mind though, that these sample layouts are just the "tip of the iceberg". You are only as limited as your imagination.
As a side note: Notice that the blocks seem to "float" in the quilt, due to creating the sashing strips in the prominent black fabric used in this block.
