BLOCKBUSTER SERIES:

Designing a very simple block (see drawing), I then proceeded to use this block over and over in different formats, trying to lose the block by connecting colors and varying sizes and shapes.

In looking in the dictionary, a “block” is a unit that is dealt with one at a time, or an obstacle, obstruction or impediment used to deter or stop passage.  In traditional quilting it is common to use a block, and in this series, my goal is to use my block but to avoid any “blockades” or “blockages” in doing so.  Instead of creating the look of units, I’m looking for the whole quilt to be a unit, and hope that my color and design choices will be the “blockbusters” that create this look.

Blockbuster #1:  
34 x 32.5

Using only 6 colors in the palette, I made 4 blocks and combined them in different ways until I came up with a pleasing arrangement where the block look disappeared and it was seen as just one large simple composition.

Blockbuster #2

Blockbuster #3:  
22.5 x 35.5

Using a format of 2 blocks on the top and 3 elongated ones below, I used the same basic block for this composition, playing a little more freely with it.  I also added a bit of yellow and white for the fine line accents for a little more definition.