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Hearth and Home is Quilt Block Number 18!

6/12/2012

Hearth and Home is an easy quilt block but impressive. It is made up of squares, half square triangles and rectangles. In Judy's book, "Around the Block with Judy Hopkins", she shows it with just two colors. I wanted to be more adventurous and made the block with four colors. Take a look:

Quilt Block Number 18 - Hearth and Home from

I was making this into a baby quilt so I wanted to use some fun colors. I am pleased with the way it turned out. Watch what happens when you sew the blocks together. It gives you a grid effect. That's the magic of quilting!

Hearth and Home Baby Quilt for sale from Homesewn by Carolyn

You can definitely have alot of fun with this quilt block.
On to number 19...

Quilt Block Number Fourteen, "Contrary Wife"

4/4/2012

Contrary wife is a very simple quilt block. It comes together quickly and easily. This is a great block for beginners. There are only half square triangles and squares in this block but it looks impressive when put together.

I chose a bright floral fabric for his block. I was having spring fever and needed to be uplifted. This was the perfect fabric. See what you think:

Contrary Wife quilt block from

Now watch what happens when you put four blocks together. You could play around with this block and come up with many different designs. I am starting to notice that the simplier the block, the more designs you can make. Here is one design:

Four quilt blocks of contrary wife made by Homesewn by Carolyn

I made this quilt into a Lovie Lap Quilt with pockets. This is an original design.

Lovie Lap Quilt, contary wife, for sale by Homesewn by Carolyn