Cross quilt block

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I ran across Sonnet of the Moon while I was searching for bento box quilt images, and have enjoyed browsing the blog archives. Crystal has made so many gorgeous quilts that utilize traditional American quilt squares in bright, vivid colors! I'm still searching for my own style, but I love how neatly all of the points match up on Crystal's quilts and how well she can arrange colors. Look at the range of complementary greens, yellows, and browns in the Couchant on a Field Vert quilt! Inspired by the pretty quilt blocks, I decided to use fabric scraps to make a block from my Japanese quilting book last night. When I have enough, I'm going to sash them and make a quilted rug for the kitchen, so that I don't keep denting the floor when I drop things. If I put a double thickness of batting inside and make the rug wide enough to cover the floor between the sink and the oven, it shouldn't slip around.



Look! Most of the points match up! I'm so happy about that! I made this block by cutting each patch rather than strip piecing, carefully measured each piece, carefully sewed the pieces together with a 1/4" seam, and when some of the seams didn't match, resewed the pieces so that they would. Hurrah! Next time, I'll try strip piecing.