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:
Very interesting block! I really like them in the teal!
I love your crane blocks. This is so much fun to see all the different blocks everyone is making.
Love your cranes in teals! Angela must have sent them up to you for a blast of spring hope.
LOVE your cranes!!
Neat block - thanks for sharing!
Nice cranes in an interesting arrangement.
What a wonderful, fun blocks pattern. I think they look like swans.
Beautiful cranes! They do look like origami.
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.
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.
Lovely fabrics in your teal cranes
love the idea of a teal crane! LeeAnna Paylor
my blog is Not Afraid of Color! lapaylor.blogspot.com
What a neat idea??? COOL!
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