Basics for Making a Cross, Plus, or "Arithmetic" Quilt
and part two
Designing a Liberated Cross Block and Quilt For Mary Lou!
"Arithmetic Quilt"
A catchy names for those quilters seeing the cross blocks as plus signs. Creating one, is as simple as doing the match with simple squares to create a block and then adding in other squares/and or rectangles to make the finished block and quilt size you might want!And everyone else, think about making one of these for someone you know who might be facing a similar challenge. These are absolutely perfect for a lap quilt during chemo, for someone in a wheelchair or even in bed, if you make one a bit larger.
The
prayer quilts that I have made in the past, were simple nine patch
quilts. They are the easist of all to make, of course. I choose pink and
purple for this quilt titled "Hope and Remembrance". It was made in
honor of my mother who battled Stage 3b Inflammatory Breast Cancer and
survived her 5 year milestone to then get Alzheimer's Disease, which she
lived with until her death almost 9 years later!
Now, we have an entire generation of modern quilters who are looking for more diverse value systems and layouts and an entire generation of cross quilts have morphed into 'plus' quilts. So much fun, no matter what you choose to create!
Basics for Making a Cross, Plus, or "Arithmetic" Quilt
and part two
Designing a Liberated Cross Block and Quilt For Mary Lou!
and
Making Prayer Quilts
Awareness Ribbons: Cancers/Other Diseases
*Free Breast Cancer Awareness Quilt Patterns
Michele Bilyeu blogs With Heart and Hands as she shares a quilting journey through her life in Salem, Oregon and Douglas, Alaska. Sewing, quilting, and wildcrafting, with small format art quilts, prayer flags, and comfort quilts for a variety of charitable programs. And best of all, sharing thousands of links to Free Quilt and Quilt Block Patterns Help us change the world, one little quilt at a time!
