Virtual Quilt Block Lens One

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Virtual Quilt Block Lens One

This lens will showcase my first set of Virtual Quilt Blocks for the Virtual Quilt Block Project.

These designs use a dozen or so different techniques in GIMP. I will present another Quilt Block Lens soon that will showcase Quilt Blocks that are created in other ways (not using gimp), so that you will have examples of different ways you can join in the project..

Quilting Design Ideas For Virtual Quilt Blocks
Butterfly Quilt Block
Having Fun With Designs

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So Many Techniques!

PC Quilt Sampler Block

Virtual Quilt Block created with GIMP to look like a quilt block sampler. As the title implies, I created this design using several techniques. This was a test design that turned out to be one of my favorites. It would take a long time to remember each of the steps, techniques etc, that I used so I will share little by little on designs that use less techniques all at once. Feel free to create your own 'sampler' block as you create different kinds of designs.

Sun Feather Quilt Block

Virtual Quilt Block created with GIMP. Whimsical combination of feathers that resemble sunshine. I really loved working with the vivid colors on this one.

Quilting Design Ideas For Virtual Quilt Blocks

You can use the beautiful design ideas in this book for a real quilt or a virtual quilt project.

Masters: Art Quilts: Major Works by Leading Artists (The Masters)

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Butterfly Quilt Block

This design was made with GIMP using a technique I remembered from grammer school. Covering the background with multicolored random designs, then adding a second layer covered in black. Then the black is erased to reveal the colors. The next step was to merge the two layers and blend them into the images that you see. A whimsical butterfly scene.

Having Fun With Designs

Checkerboard Quilt Block

This virtual quilt block was designed using GIMP.

Quilting

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Elagant Quilt Block

Abstract Daisy Quilt Block

This image is a photo art image. First the photograph is edited with gimp to remove the background. Then the pedals are given a treatment that makes them look like seeds. Some finishing touches, a new background, and some highlighting/shadowing all worked together to create this unique photo art design.

String Art Quilt Block

This is another example of the early grammer school technique I discribed in the Butterfly Quilt Block (above). This one was done with the same technique up until the stage when the dark foreground is removed to reveal the multicolored background. At that point for this design I used kolidascope technique. Technically, I have only created one quarter of the block, while the remainder is copies/rotated to make up all four corners.

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Collage

Studio Owl Collage Quilt Block

This design is a collage (a bit like the previous kolidascope technique) that was created using my tatted owl design (reminded me of the tatting my grandmother used to do - she made beautiful doilies), and the paint & brushes design. Together they were one of my first logos for the Studio.