Saturday, March 15, 2014

A teal crane flew into the sewing room today. Followed by five more. They must have come up from Florida for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.
I have been making each crane one at a time and am surprised by how much I am enjoying that approach. And after seeing some demonstrations of the EZ ruler for half-square triangles on the superscrappy blog, I decided to give it a try. I am a convert.
And although I often make up my own blocks, the crane pattern comes from a quilt by Saeko Hasegawa showcased in Quilts Japan No. 4 (a small section is shown above). Her quilt is called The Swan. Through trial and error with an emphasis on error, my version of the bird developed a longer neck. The pattern also reminded me of origami cranes so that's why I call it a crane instead of a swan.

13 comments:

Carla A Few Of My Favorite Things said...

Very interesting block! I really like them in the teal!

Karen said...

I love your crane blocks. This is so much fun to see all the different blocks everyone is making.

Deb A said...

Love your cranes in teals! Angela must have sent them up to you for a blast of spring hope.

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

LOVE your cranes!!

Angie said...

Neat block - thanks for sharing!

Marly said...

Nice cranes in an interesting arrangement.

Sheila said...

What a wonderful, fun blocks pattern. I think they look like swans.

Kate said...

Beautiful cranes! They do look like origami.

Unknown said...

I just learned how to use a EZ ruler for half-square triangles a couple months ago. It is such a time saver. Nice cranes.

Nell's Quilts said...

Isn't it wonderful when we learn how to use a new ruler or tool that makes quilting so much more fun! I must admit when I first saw your cranes they did remind me of swans gliding in the water. Your post explains why. Love the Japanese quilt too.

Mystic Quilter said...

Lovely fabrics in your teal cranes

LA Paylor said...

love the idea of a teal crane! LeeAnna Paylor
my blog is Not Afraid of Color! lapaylor.blogspot.com

Kevin the Quilter said...

What a neat idea??? COOL!