Grande Design - Quilt Blocks

This section of the website is dedicated to technique identification. Below on the left, you will find a picture of a quilt block. On the right, you will find the techniques used within areas of the block. I hope you will be able to utilize this section in conjunction with the available tips to help you learn how to incorporate these techniques into your own quilts.

Spring Basket (Get Real)
			Basket - two shades of brown were twisted together to get the light and dark effect of the ribs and weavers of the basket. Pale Pink Flowers - I used 13mm silk ribbon, rayon seam binding can be used as well. Tulips - the petals of the flower were individually formed and appliquéd.

Meadowlarks (Rose Vine)
			The Meadowlarks - the birds are a combination of fabric and 4mm silk ribbon for the wing feathers. The distinctive "V" on the chest of the birds was done with a Pigma Pen. Leaves - the leaves are split ribbon leaves. Roses - the roses are made from French Wire ribbon, size 9, that has been twisted twice and set as petals as though the ribbon was ruched. Vines - the vines around the "wreath" are ultra suede couched into position.

Pansies (Rose Vine)
			Vase - the edge and decorative "boxes" on the vase are made from folding the ribbon and stitching it together to get the shape, and then appliquéing the collective pieces. Pansies - the pansies are three petals of ruched ribbon and the upper two are made from a single piece of ribbon used to outline the upper petals and not add the bulk of two additional ruched petals. Leaves - simple leaves cut from ultra suede using scallop pinking shears.

Baltimore Oriole (Enjoy)
			Tree & twigs - a blend of cotton fabric on the tree and bias cut ribbon for the twigs Leaves - all cotton fabrics Oriole - French wire ribbons for the body and wings. The black and white feathers started with white 7 mm Silk Ribbon that was "colored" with a pigma pen to get the black and white effect.