Quilt blocks

I have gone just a little bit overboard with the granny square quilt blocks. Just a little bit, mind you, I haven't gone all the way yet. :) These are the ones I have finished so far, but I have a couple in the final stages that use a solid and a print yarn and they are coming out just gorgeous. There are all sorts of great yarns - Red Heart, Amore, TLC, I love this yarn, Carron - and there are all sorts of quilt blocks that can be made with squares and half squares, which means I have all sorts of opportunities waiting for me to go completely overboard. :)




This is a traditional block called Chinese Puzzle Block. I call this quilt "Why so Blue?" which is a horrible pun, but I can't help myself. It's made with Carron Simply Soft Black and Berry Blue. I am a fan of Amish quilts, with their strong, solid colors and there are some blocks that just rock out with black and a bright solid.



This is another trad block called Passion Flower. I made it with "I Love This Yarn" from Hobby Lobby, hunter green, dark raspberry and purple. It was originally for a friend, but after finishing a couple blocks, I decided it was pretty but did not suit my friend at all! I like it and once I finish the rest of the blocks, I'll put it up for sale on Etsy. The thing I really like about 'I love this yarn' is that is is thick like Red Heart, but much much softer.



This block is called Variable star and I went with the Amish idea again, using black and a bright solid, this time Carron Dark Rose Pink. I'm not normally a fan of pink, but this is just a beautiful shade of mauve and Carron always comes out of the wash so incredibly soft. Both Variable and Why so Blue? are going for charity.




This is called the Tea Rose block. I've used the same colors from my friend's original granny square afghan. She picked good colors and they really went together nicely for this block. I've tried other color combinations and none have looked as nice as this one. This quilt is for my uncle's wife, for christmas.

That is my second cat, Sinda, there in the corner. She has a sixth sense for when I am taking pics of my afghans and nearly always manages to sneak in.