They may not be technically Black and White quilts because of the color, but I think at least a splash of color really makes a Black and White Quilt special.
This is my collection of Black and Whites. I told you I have been collecting them for a long time!
I pulled out all the Black and Whites recently so I could make a baby quilt for a little one due in just a few weeks. We don't know the gender so I thought this would be a fun quilt and work for either a boy or a girl. I finished putting the top together today and have not decided how to quilt it yet. This is just a little different take on a quilt from the book "New Cuts for New Quilts" by Karla Alexander.
Right now I have a plan in my head for a quilt using a star block and a square-in-a-square block, and adding the splash of color in connector blocks. The idea is from a great book which I have used in the past, "Thinking Outside the Block" by Sandi Cummings. I have a friend lined up to quilt this one for me because I really want to have it finished in time to give as a Christmas gift -- this year! (Also because she, Angela, does gorgeous work.) So....this is all I have done, so far. But I am confident it will be done in plenty of time. For one thing I'm inspired and for another thing.....Christmas is coming in a hurry!
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That is going to really POP, Sandy! I love strong graphic elements like that. I can't wait to see it!
And I can't wait to send it to you! LOL
Black & white with a touch of color has always been one of my favorite combinations. I have a large collection of B&W scrapbooking papers. I especially like the last quilt you shared, and the selection of 3 blocks. Perhaps...when I have another grandbaby to quilt for...
they are all great quilts. I can't wait to see what you graphic one looks like completed. I love the block with the colored strips in it. Makes me want to get in there and go through my b/w fabrics. I swear they are multiplying in the closet as we speak.
I love the angled corner blocks on the 4-patch! It looks very three-dimensional on my screen, like I'm looking down into a box, and the borders are the sides.
Sandy, I love your black and white with color. You are going to make me look like a slacker with all your finished UFO's. I know I'd better get busy. Hope you are having a wonderful vacation and hitting lots of quilt shops. Dar
Knowing you and your quilts, everything you stitch up is wondeful. Enjoy!
Thank you for posting a comment, disa. I wish I could read it!
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