Each month that Rhonda and I teach the Modern Block of the Month class we make samples to hang in the shop the month before. That way folks can know what we'll be doing and whether its a month they want to participate in. I showed those blocks yesterday.
On class day we each teach one of the blocks construction. And for that block we make a second sample but don't sew it all together. That way we can show how to do the various units.
I'm using a different set of fabrics for these. I have collected lots of Aneela Hoey fabrics and am pairing them with solids and grays for backgrounds.
This is "Follow the Leader". I fussy cut some triangles out of one fabric for the center to form a distinctive pinwheel. I also rotated the flying geese to face away from the center in a single column rather than in pairs. I love the way this change in construction looks.
This is "Best Friends". I fussy cut a center...so cute. I also pieced those inner rectangles rather than have them be one fabric. I also love this change.
It's been fun to see what I can come up with to change the block a bit to show students how to make something their own.
