Fellow Quilters,
Today is my first day in sunny Florida, after a 3-day road trip driving my mom down to her winter home from Toronto. It is also my day to post as part of the Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Volume 10 Blog Tour. How fabulous to be sitting outside in balmy weather to write this!
This issue of “100 Blocks” means that 1000 unique blocks have been custom designed for Quiltmakers’ readers – quite an accomplishment, I think. I have participated in several of the blog tours and it has been great fun playing with many of these designs. For this issue I again jumped at the chance to play. I scanned the issue for blocks by designers who design patterns in partnership with Northcott, and found 4 – #961 by Karen Bialik, #976 by Chris Hoover, #989 by Celine Perkins & #998 by Shayla Wolf.
I recreated the 4 blocks above in Electric Quilt. Then I downloaded the fabric collection that is featured in Northcott’s advertisement in this issue (Stonehenge Earth Rhythms). It is so easy to download fabric collections into EQ7 from Northcott’s website – simply click on the “Download Fabrics for EQ” button. I know that the quilt that I create in EQ7 will look identical to the real thing, without cutting into any fabric. I can switch fabrics until I am happy with the final result, then start cutting.
Karen’s block was actually easiest for me to design as a quilt.
Karen’s block
It is so pretty in the Artisan Spirit Shimmer fabrics that Karen chose for her block. Here’s my version using Earth Rhythms.
Karen sent me a sneak peek of a quilt that she has designed that uses her block, and it is stunning. I think it will be featured in the next issue of “Quilts From 100 Blocks”. Karen is a prolific designer, and her designs for Northcott continually impress me! Not only does she design patterns, she also runs a terrific quilts shop, The Fabric Addict, in Lethbridge, AB.
Chris Hoover is also a talented prolific designer, and she also used Artisan Spirit Shimmer for her block.
Chris’ block
Chris designed Northcott’s 2013 Block of the Month program with the Shimmer collection.
Here is Chris’ block in Earth Rhythms.
Celine’s block
Celine Perkins has had a block included in “100 Blocks” for as long as I can remember, and I enjoy playing with her blocks.
Here is my Earth Rhythms version.
Shayla’s block
Shayla Wolf and her mom Kristi are Sassafras Lane, a fairly new pattern company. Shayla is young, and her designs tend to be modern, so I was not surprised to see that her block for “100 Blocks” was modern.
Here is my version with Earth Rhythms.
Of course I had to play with the blocks in some different layouts.
Chris’, Celine’s & Karen’s blocks in a quilt
Shayla’s block in a quilt
And of course I always give away fabrics, and the folks at Quiltmaker are giving me a copy of “100 Blocks Volume 10” to give away as well. So…. for a chance to win the magazine and some Stonehenge Earth Rhythms fabric, please post a comment on my blog by noon tomorrow, telling me your favorite BLOCK and QUILT in this post. Please visit the other blogs in the tour as well, and happy Quiltmaking!
Cheers,
Patti
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I like Shayla’s block. When I first saw the block I could not envision it in a quilt…but the arrangement in your quilt is great. Tectonic Plates would be my name for the quilt.
Karen’s block set on point is my favorite.
My favorite quilt is the one you made with Shayla’s block. I love the way you have rotated one block 90 degrees!
I think that Shayla’s block is my favorite! Thanks
Celine’s block is my favorite.
Karen’s block are the most fun looking I can just see it in many bright colors! But blue being my favorite color, how can you go wrong!!! I love it!!!
Very pretty love all the layouts.
I love them all!!! Blue is my favorite color and I know for sure I want to make a quilt with Earth Rhythms. The textures are amazing!!!
My favorite block is Karen’s block while my favorite quilt is Chris’, Celine’s & Karen’s blocks in a quilt. We certainly need a quilt in OK today. It was to be 12 degrees this morning. Since I don’t have to venture out early today, I am not. I’m thrilled that you can sit outside today for a change. Thanks for the opportunity to win a terrific magazine and showing us some great eye candy to motivate us.
I think it’s a tie between Karen’s & Chris’ blocks. I like Chris’, Celine’s & Karen’s quilt the best.
So hard to pick just one…I love them all!!
Karen’s block is my favorite and the quilt with Chris, Celine’s and Karen’s blocks is my favorite, I love the layout and the darker fabrics on top and bottom.
Chris’ block is my favorite
I really like Karen’s block.
From just the blocks I like Celine’s block best and from the quilts I like Shayla’s block in a quilt best. I always enjoy this magazine, thanks for the chance to win!
I love Shayla’s block AND quilt
I love Karen’s block i have to get some of that fabric!!
I love the Star on point block. One of Shala’s Blocks is out of Rhythm. that’s my favorite quilt on here. Thanks for the info to use Northcott in EQ.
Karen Bialik’s is my favourite and I really like the quilt with the different blocks in it. Hope you are enjoying the warm weather while we in Ontario are having all this snow.
Dianne
Karen’s block is my favourite block, but the quilt of Shayla’s block is my favourite quilt. That fabric is just stunning!
Lucky you being out of the deep freeze that is Toronto right now!
I am quite attracted to Shayla’s block simply because it is different. I tend to quilt traditional patterns, but when a take on modern comes up but still seems to conform to the standards of symmetry and balance, I quite like that. I did note, however, that one of Shayla’s blocks in her quilt points in a different direction. Was that a mistake or intentional to draw attention to the “one is not quite like the others” school of thought?
The fabrics are gorgeous! This is a magazine I buy each time it comes out. One of my favorites for ideas and inspiration.
I like Shalya’s block and the quilt – though I would be interested to see how that block plays in different layouts.
For me, Shayla’s block is the absolute BOMB!!!
Hard to choose between Shayla and Karen’s block but a quilt with all the blocks together is gorgeous! The fabric is beautiful!
Shayla’s block and quilt is my favorite! Love the colors too.
I like the Shayla’s block AND quilt. It looks like a fun block and quilt.
I have to admit I like Karen’s block. What fun to play with fabrics, using EQ7, and now you can have it on your MAC…that is the best part. No Windows/Parallels on my machine. What freedom! Now to download some of the Northcott’s fabrics to it. Thanks so much for sharing.
I love Karen’t block set on point, looks so different from the straight method.
It would have to be Karen’s block because I love stars. I am crazy about blue so the whole quilt is wonderful.
I love the colour you picked….blue. It’s my favourite.
I could easily make a quilt with any of those beautiful blocks but if I had to pick only one it would be Chris’s. It speaks to me. Thank you for the chance of winning this 100 blocks book and some fabrics.
Karen’s block is gorgeous! My favorite quilt is the one you designed with all of their blocks. And the blue is stunning!
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I love the sampler style quilt a teensy bit better than the other. I think my favorite block is Karen’s.
The blocks are all wonderful and the quilts too. Blue is my favorite.
I love all the fabric and designs in this post, but my fav is Shayla’s block and quilt
I like Chrisses blocker and the sample quilt.
I like Karen’s block, but I like Shayla’s block in a quilt quilt! Love the blue combinatios.
I really like Chris’ block and the Chris Celine and Karen blocks quilt. The blues are wonderful.
I like Shayla’s block and quilt. It would be interesting to vary the colors and the layout.
Chris’s block is my favorite. Chris’, Celine’s & Karen’s blocks in a quilt is my choice.
I Like Karens block. But the quilt from Chris is also very nice. But the sampler with the stars is Fantastic. The choise of fabric is wonderful Thanks Northcott .
Shayla’s block is my favourite! The quilt is lovely.
I love Karen’s block, and the quilt that it is featured in. Gorgeous fabric.
I like Karen’s block and Shayla’s quilt. Thanks for the chance to win Northcott fabric!
Shayla’s block set with the earth rhythms fabric, Love Northcott fabric, Kathy
I like Chris’ block and the sampler quilt. Beautiful fabric!
My favorite is shayla’s block and quilt. Beautiful fabrics in them all.
I like Shayla’s block and quilt. The fabrics are so pretty.
I like Shayla’s block best – especially in the quilt 🙂
I most like the quilt made with blocks from Chris, Celine & Karen. The block by Karen is my personal favorite of all. Thanks for the ideas!
I really like Karen’s block, as I have a soft spot for anything “star” related. However I particularly like Shayla’s block used in the quilt with this fabric. it works really well.
I like the star blocks, but feel drawn to Celine’s block the most.
Chris’ block is my favorite, and I much prefer the star quilt.. thanks for the opportunity and safe travels!
Shayla’s block and the layout you created for your quilt are my favorite. But I truly like them all. Thank you for the inspiration and congratulations on your participation in the 100 Block magazine.
My favorite block is Karen’s block while my favorite quilt is Chris’, Celine’s & Karen’s blocks in a quilt. love the fabric. Thanks for the opportunity to win this.
Karen’s block is my favorite. The quilt would be Shayla’s modern look. Thanks for sharing with us.
I like Karen’s block best, but I like the quilt with all three blocks in it.
I like Karen’s block best. Thanks for sharing.
Stonehenge? You’re giving away some stonehenge fabrics? I adore Stonehenge fabrics and have quite a few in my stash.
Of the four you presented, I’m loving Shayla’s block because it looks scrappy.
Karen’s block is my favourite; I love stars!
I’m not sure I can choose, but I think Chris’ block is really my style. Love the fabric.
My favorite is Karen’s block. Of the two quilts, I like the first one (sampler). Thanks!
Karen’s block, the first picture, is my favorite.
The star quilt is my favorite.
But love the colors and fabrics in all of it! 🙂
I like Chris’s block. love blue. The sampler quilt.
Coroner’s block is beautiful. I love the quilt that features Chris’s, Celine’s and Karen’s blocks. It is truly a work of art. The fabric collection is stunning.
I like Karen’s block. The quilt I like is Chris, Celines and Karen’s blocks in a quilt. I love the color way too. How wonderful to be in the magazine.
My favorite block is Chris’ and love Chris, Celines and Karen’s Quilt! thank you!b
I like the quilt made with Shayla’s block. I can see playing around with this block with different dimensions. I think it would make an interesting mini quilt to stand on its own. Of course anything in blue and white has me as soon as I see it. I love this new set of fabrics.
I think Karens’ block is awesome! Love the colors!
My favorite block is Karen’s, and like so many others, I love Chris, Celine’s & Karen’s quilt.
My favorite block is Chris’s
Shayla’s block is my favorite – I can envision it as a scrappy, strippy design
Love all of them.
My favorite color is blue, so this is beautiful.
Earth Rhymes Chris Hoover block.
I love how you used shala’s block. It really made a unique quilt!! Thanks for sharing.
Karen’s & Chris’ blocks. I love stars, ever since my DIL showed me how to make sharp points. They are all beautiful in the fabric.
Thanks.
Karen’s block is my favorite because I’m a traditionalist at heart.
Karen’s block is my favorite! But, when done in the Stonehenge Earth Rhythms, they all spectacular!
How cool!!! Karen & Chris both tie for me, but I loved Shaylas quilt!! That makes no sense, but there it is lol!! Thanks for showing the blocks in Northcott!
Karen’s block is my favorite and I love chris’s , Celine’s and Karen’s blocks in the quilt.
I really like Shayla’s block and quilt–although both quilts are nice. Blue is my favorite color so I am in love with this fabric.
My favorite is Celine’s. they all look so nice is these shades of blue.
Really like Shayla’s block and quilt. Lovely blue fabric.
Chris´ and Karen´s blocks look really beautiful – blue stars are my favorite!
I loved all the blocks and both quilts, so it’s hard to choose. But I think my favorite is Karen’s block, and my favorite quilt is the first one with Chris, Celine, and Karen’s blocks. Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful eye candy!
Karen’s block is my favorite of the individual blocks and Shayla’s if my favorite quilt. I love that one block that is reversed.
I really like the contemporary block.
great use of the blocks and the fabric. The fabric reminds me of the strata of rock layers that we have seen in our travels — even if it is blue:)
I like Karen’s block and Chris, Celine & Karen’s quilt.
Shayla’s block in a quilt is my favorite. Thanks for the chance to win!
Love the pinwheels in Chris’ block so the quilt with Chris’, Celine’s & Karen’s blocks is my favourite. laura84watt (at) gmail (dot) com
of course I like them all and LOVE the fabrics used. Shayla’s block and quilt. Thanks for the fun.
Very hard decision to make but i think i like Celine’s the most!
I visited Shayla’s blog today over at Sassafras Lane & told her I loved the versatility of her block & that I couldn’t wait to see it done up in a quilt. Then I came here & there it was. You did a good job – love the fabric. Can’t wait to play with that block.
I like Shalya’s block and the quilt
I’m a HUGE Shayla fan, and I’m happy to say her block this year did not disappoint – I love it!!! And since my favorite color is blue, you can just imagine how much I love the quilt you designed around it with the Earth Rhythms fabric!!! Stonehenge is a gorgeous line that has already become a classic!
I love stars so that one would be my favorite!!!
I love Karen’s block. And I love, love, love Northcott fabric!
I love Shayla’s block….would be great in a quilt for a guy or a gal!
Karen’s block is my favorite.
Karen’s block and quilt. Love the fabric. Drhodes9@cox.net
I love Karen’s block but the quilt made with Shayla’s block really intrigues me!
All the blocks look really fun to do and I really like the Stonehenge Earth Rhythms fabric.
Chris’ block is my fave , and my fav quilt is Chris’, Celine’s & Karen’s blocks in a quilt. Thanks and I can’t wait to get my hands on this mag and these fabrics 🙂
Love Karen’s block and the Quilt layout with that block! Also love the blues in this line!
I like Chris’s block best and this “Chris’, Celine’s & Karen’s blocks in a quilt” quilt, thanks for the giveaway
Love the block and the fabrics.
I love #961. I especially love the dark shades of blue on the outer edges and the lighter towards the center.
I like Karen’s block. b.j.day68@gmail.com
Love the shading in that fabric! I could do a million things with it!!
My favorite block is Karen’s block. I like the quilt with the different blocks the best.
Love that quilt
Karen’s block is my favorite and I like the first quilt.
Shayla’s block would be a good alternate, and can be placed so the lines make larger squares (like your one block turned sideways in the quilt). That’s interesting, but I love the quilt with the stars, and all those blocks. The fabrics are gorgeous! Thanks.
Karen’s block is my favorite, love the quilt it is in.
I like Shayla’s block and quilt.
Shayla’s modern block is my favourite. And my favourite quilt is the one using her modern block.
I love star blocks, so Karen’s is my favorite.
Chris’ block is my favorite. I love the quilt with Chris’, Celine’s & Karen’s blocks.
My favorite block is Karen’s. I like the first quilt that includes her block the best. I really love stonehenge fabric any time. Ursula
I like Karen’s block. It is interesting to see different blocks, but in the same colors.
Karen’s block is my favorite and the Chris, Celine, and Karen’s blocks in the quilt is my favorite quilt.
My favorite block is Chris’ and I love the quilt with Karen, Chris, and Celine’s blocks. Thanks for the great giveaway.
Celine’s block is my favorite & the quilt with her block in it is my favorite too. Thanks.
I really love the bottom quilt. It’s very graphic.
I like Karen’s block the best and Chris’, Celine’s & Karen’s blocks in the quilt.
Karen’s block and Chris’s quilt, but I like them all. Thanks for the nice giveaway.
I like Karen’s block best. And I think I like best the quilt with Celine’s & her block in it.
I like Celine’s block and the quilt with her block is the one I like best. Stonehenge is putting out some great fabrics.
It would be really hard to pick just one because they all are very versatile. but if I must pick just one it would be Earth Rythms.
I like shaylas block but I like the other quilt because there’s more variety. Mostly the fabric is just so stunning!
They are all great blocks but Karen’s block would have to be my favorite. My favorite quilt is the quilt that features that block along with Kris and Celine’s blocks. It is stunning!
Karen’s block is my favorite block. That fabric is just stunning!…marta
Chris’, Celine’s & Karen’s blocks in a quilt. Love it. So many different designs that ape you to get lost in thought.
I really like the angles and asymmetry with Shayla’s block and especially how you “adjusted” just one block in her quilt! So cool.
My favorite block is Karen’s block, and I love the sampler. Beautiful fabric.
Love these fabrics.
I like Chris’s block, and the sampler quilt with all 3 blocks
Karen’s block is my favorite. I like Shayla’s quilt.
I like Shayla’s block
I really like them all, but I think Shayla’s block is more non-traditional and could be even more interesting in the quilt with the squares rotated to make a skewed star.
I’m a sucker for stars so my favorite is Karen’s block and the star quilt.
Hi Patti! I must say that I love your blocks in the Earth Rhythms fabrics 🙂 Although I find all of the blocks appealing, I am liking the block by Chris, and I am really enjoying the multi-block quilt layout. Another great line of fabrics – Thank You!!
Although I like them all, Shayla’s block and quilt intrigue me and are soothing to look at. The collection is Earth Rhythms and the quilt makes me think of water and sky but then I see the rock layers of a canyon wall. Could have a fun time playing with these fabrics and layouts.
What beautiful fabric and blocks! My favorite is Karen’s block and the quilt made with her block as well as Chris’s and Celine’s blocks.
Thank you for a super giveaway and a chance to win.
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Shayla’s block is my favorite but I like the quilt with Chris’s, Celine’s & Karen’s blocks.
Hard to choose, they are all so pretty! Chris Hoover’s block is pretty cool, but Shayla’s block set in the quilt is stunning!
All look very cool in those fabrics. I’d like to see Shaylas block when put side by side with rotations.
I really love the fabrics and suprisingly I like the modern block by Shayla.
All the blocks are lovely, but my favorite is Chris’ block. Thanks for the fantastic giveaway!
Karen’s block is my favorite and the quilt with Chris, Celine and Karen’s block is stunning. Thanks for the examples and the giveaway.
Shayla’s block and quilt are for me. And I love it in the blue colorway from Stonehenge
I like Shayla’s, very nice!
I like Celine’s block the best and also like the quilt with Chris, Celine and Karen’s block in it. Loving this blog hop. p.s Enjoy the Florida warmth. In VA it’s 15 tonight!
I really like all the blocks but #976 by Chris Hoover is the one I like the most, the quilt with Chris, Celine and Karen’s blocks is definitely the one I like best. Love how the blocks play well together
I like Shayla’s block and quilt. The straight lines make such a strong “look at me” statement.
I like Karen’s block, though Shayla’s runs a close second!
I love Karen’s block and the sampler quilt!
Karen’s block is my favorite.The quilt featuring the three artists is the one I like
My favourite block is Karen’s. The other blocks are just beautiful also. So much talent.
I loved blue and all the quilt blocks are great I will have a hard time choosing , Thanks for the chance to win.
Shayla’s block and her quilt is my choice … reminds me of the water out in the gulf of Alaska, a little choppy and sparkling when we used to go boating. will have to have some earth rhythms for this quilt!
I love Karen ‘ s block and the quilt with her block in it. The Stonehenge Earth Rythms reminds me of winter and the icy freeze of it we are so use to here in the Canadian Rockies. Sew beautiful.
I’m partial to stars, so Chris’s block is my favorite.
I like Karen’s stars the best 🙂
My favorite block is Karen’s block, but my favorite quilt is Shayla’s blocks in a quilt. There is something about sedimentary rock that lends itself to those stoney fabrics.
I love Chris’s block best and the quilt with all the blocks looks amazing!
Karen’s block, and the first quilt. Love the fabric!
So far every block I see has me drooling for me……..
My Favorite is Karen’s star.
Karen’s block was my favorite, so it’s no surprise that the quilt that had her block in it appealed to me most, too!! 🙂
Love Karen’s block! So pretty in the fabrics chosen.
I like Karen’s block the best and I love the quilt with all three blocks featured and how the colors build in intensity from the middle to the top and bottom.
Karen’s block is my favorite, along with the quilt that includes it. I love the fabrics they are shown in!
I love Chris’s block this best, however all are great! the Fabrics are delightful, I am partial to blues and this fabric line is just beautiful! The Quilt I like the best is Karen, Chris and Celine’s quilt reminds me of Lake Superior with the sunshine producing sparkle stars on the cold water in winter. The other quilt reminds me of the ice on lake Superior and last winter was the best as far as frozen water and access to the caves, which the “V” shapes resemble the the caves. Awesome Quilts and Blocks from all!
I saw those fabrics from Northcott and started drooling. I finally found a LQS that stocks the Northcott line. Such lovely fabrics to work with.
I would take Shayla’s block. All of the blocks are lovely in this fabric line. Maybe it is because I like denim blue?
I like all the blocks
Shayla’s block, but it is hard to pick with all the wonderdul designs. Thanks,
Wow, Patti, I love the new fabric so much that I can’t really choose a favourite block. I’ve always loved to see the strata in rocks. I will just have to find this fabric in my local quilt shop. It’s really lovely as are all the blocks and the quilts. I can always count on Northcott to produce beautiful fabrics. Thanx again. Bev.
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Shayla’s block is me absolute favorite! It makes the perfect Earth Rhythms quilt!
My fave is Shayla’s block, love the blue shades 🙂
All I can say is WOW! Love them all. kathleendotlutzatcomcastdotnet
So hard to choose one block, but I think my favorite is Shayla’s block.
I love Shayla’s block and quilt.
I love Shayla’s block and quilt too!
The quilt you made using Chris’, Celine’s & Karen’s blocks is beautiful, especially in those earth rhythm fabrics. Shayla’s block is really modern and that quilt is neat too ~ love your block that you turned differently from the rest!
My favorite block is Karen’s block and I love the quilt that was created with her block, Chris’ block, and Celine’s block.
I think Shayla’s block is my favorite, but it is a difficult choice.
Chris’ block is my favoutie and I like the quilt with the three different blocks in it.
Shaylas block is nice and unusual, especially in those fabrics