It's A Trick

I first want to thank CARLA for hosting this unique HOP, the first day already blew my mind.  I joined to stretch myself out of the comfort zone as I am not fond of string blocks personally.  So I had to work something different to make it tickle my bones.

One of my 'do this year' items was to revisit the Card Trick Quilt Block.  The standard method of starting with the hour glass center.  Then people were coming up with short cuts to make them with squares and rectangles.  THEN - the lightbulb moment!  I remembered seeing some large block quilts made with strings for the Hands2Help Challenge - the good ole' Trick was formed.

I pulled out all the brights of four colors for a bit of Spring fun.  Three blocks of each color used them right up and the setting triangles cut from a background.  Layed out in the Card Trick and then I changed the colors around after this photo.

I made 6'5" unfinished size blocks; foundationed on old phone book paper which is so easy to remove.  I like to press those setting seams with a lot of bulk open to help make the finish smoother.
**Update**  People have asked if they make this size what amount of background is needed - six 7" squares cut diagonal once for setting triangles and you can get those with one WOF cut; so a quarter yard works.  If you want to add a border - depending on the width you want to use - use your quilter's math for how many strips.  The number of strips x's width of border = inches of fabric needed.

See, I switched those colors.  I like to make quilts (or large wallhangings) in two sections and then join the two halves.

And I just now have discovered I deleted my files of the finished piece!  I heavily 'pencil' straight line quilting in aqua, lime green, sun yellow, bold orange, and white threads.  This piece was donated to the Easter Egg Exhibit  (Mildred Vrooman was a gr.gr. aunt) raffle items.  Maybe I will get a photo of it while hanging there as I am part of the Old Stone Fort weekend events during the first open weekend of the egg exhibit.

**recovered the lost photo

Thank you for stopping by and please be sure to visit the other participants today:

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Just Sew Quilter

That Fabric Feeling

Quilted Delights

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Patchouli Moon Studio

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