Broken dishes is a classic block.
The tutorial is for 2 types of broken dishes. One of them goes further and can be turned on to more variations of a 4 patch block.
It’s amazing how many layouts are possible. It’s just a matter of trying out different arrangements.
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The video shows binding with a flange and it’s sewn by machine. If interested here’re the tutorial:
I have been so busy I forgot to share the news!
The latest Aimee Ray’s book Patchwork Embroidery was released in November 2016.
I contributed 3 projects to the book. I designed and made the projects and worked with Aimee on the art work.
All the projects have a patchwork component as well as embroidery.
Have a look at my projects. Which one do you like best?
This one is my favourite and the easiest to make of the 3.
The book is beautiful, as all Aimee’s books are. I totally recommend it – disclaimer: I’m not making any money out of this book because I made the projects on commission.
The stitches I used are very simple. You can learn them with this video:
“Turnabout Patchwork. Simple quilts with a twist” is all about playing with blocks – making a block, slicing it up, and turning or repositioning the pieces to make a completely different block (sometimes two smaller blocks) to yield endless quilt tops.
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This block is called broken dishes though I added “with a twist” to the name because it is a bit different.
Make it extra different by using striped fabrics:
Learn in just over 2 minutes and see how many quilt layouts yo can make with this block:
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It’s amazing how many layouts are possible. It’s just a matter of trying out different arrangements.
