Value Proposition - Block 7

Welcome to Block 7 of my Value Proposition Quilt Along (QAL). If you've been following along you can guess what I'm going to tell you......I love this block! The design is very simple but it is my colour choices that knock my socks off! I've also used a couple of directional, one subtle and the other more noticeable and I think I've used them to good effect. I encourage you to look in your stash and think about directional prints and also how you place your prints! Many fabrics are directional if you look at them closely and by paying attention to them you can really turn your block into something special!

Value Proposition Map for Block 7

Value Proposition Recipe for Block 7

• Cut 18 Light-Medium* identified as A on Map (12 for Round 2 and 6 for Round 3)
• Cut 19 Dark-Medium** identified as B on Map (1 for Center, 6 for Round 1 and 12 for Round 3)

* I used a subtle directional print for the 12 hexagons in Round 2 and I chose a second fabric for the 6 hexagons in Round 3.
** I used a variety of Dark Medium fabrics. The 6 in Round 1 are fussy cut from a single fabric. The 12 in Round 3 are scrappy and the last hexagon was fussy cut for the Center.

My Value Proposition Block
This is my block shown in black and white. I fussy cut the center and Round 1. If you look carefully at Round 2 you will notice that it is a directional print so I paid attention to the direction of the print when I assembled the block. Round three is quite scrappy however you will again notice that there are some stripes used and once again I paid attention to the direction making sure that they are all arranged the same way, radiating out from the center. If you missed my post on the use of directional prints you will find it here.

This is the colour picture of my block! I really like the way it turned out. By focusing on the placement of the directional prints it adds interest to the block but also makes it look more polished.

I set up a Value Proposition QAL page on Flickr so that you can post pictures of your blocks and also see what others are doing! There are many very different and exciting blocks to see so do drop by and if you have time leave a comment if you see something you like!

If you are looking for previous Block installments of my Value Proposition QAL you will find all of the links under the tab Quilt Alongs by Karen H just under the banner. I hope you enjoy making Block 7. Block 8 will be available on July 25, 2014.

I hope you are enjoying this QAL! If you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment or send me an email. I send an email response to every comment so if you don't hear from me it means you are a no-reply blogger and I have no way of contacting you.

Until I post again, happy sewing!
Karen H

Value Proposition Quilt Along - Block 6

Welcome to Block 6 of my Value Proposition Quilt Along (QAL). I've told you other blocks are my favourites and once again this block is no exception! I hope that you like it as much as I do. I have a little secret about one of the fabrics I used. Keep reading to find out what it is! I'm also going to share a helpful tip about working with directional prints!

Value Proposition Map for Block 6

Value Proposition Recipe for Block 6

• Cut 16 Light identified as A* on Map ( 8 for Round 2 and 8 for Round 3)
• Cut 9 Medium identified as B on Map (1 for Center and 4 for Round 2 and 4 for Round 3)
• Cut 6 Medium-dark identified as C on Map (for Round 1)
• Cut 6 Dart identified as D on Map (for Round 3)

*  I used a striped fabric for 12 of the As. It think it adds movement and interest to the block. I'm going to share a secret with you! I didn't have a suitable cotton fabric in my stash so what I used is a polycotton! It's my quilt and there are no quilt police. I liked the fabric, it worked in my quilt so I used it. If you need to use a fabric that is less than 100% cotton I won't tell! A girl has to do what a girl has to do and this girl did it!

My Value Proposition Block


This is my Block 6 shown in black and white. Notice that I've used stripes and that I paid attention to the direction of the stripes. By doing this it add interest but more importantly it makes the block look more controlled. If the stripes were just going every which way I think it would be jarring and it would be uncomfortable looking at the block. You don't have to use stripes but if you do think about how they will be used.

HELPFUL TIP:  Sometimes when I use stripes the direction of the stripe needs to change as was the case in my Block 6. If you look at the striped hexagons in the 3 and 9 o'clock positions you will notice that they run from point to point rather than side to side as is the case with all the others. If you choose to use a directional print what I do is mark an arrow on the paper hexagon so when I place it on my fabric I know that the stripes should run parallel to the arrow!


And now for my Block 6 in colour! Notice that my lights are not very light but they are lighter than the darker fabrics, sometimes just a little bit darker. As long as the lights are lighter than the mediums and the mediums are lighter than the darks you will be fine! It is a great way to experiment with value and to come up with some interesting results!

I set up a Value Proposition QAL page on Flickr so that you can post picture of your blocks and also see what others are doing! There are many very different and exciting blocks to see so do drop by and if you have time leave a comment if you see something you like!

If you are looking for previous Block installments of my Value Proposition QAL you will find all of the links under the tab Quilt Alongs by Karen H just under the banner. I hope you enjoy making Block 6. Block 7 will be available on July 11, 2014. If you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment or send me an email. I send an email response to every comment so if you don't hear from me it means you are a no-reply blogger.

Until I post again, happy sewing!
Karen H