The votes are in

On Point won, but only by 2 votes.
It was sooo close. Sorry Cassie. I will make your quilt Medallion style.
Are you ready for the next step, the next vote, the next choice?  About half of you are not quilters so some of the choices will be made without knowing the outcome of that choice. It could get interesting. I'm counting on it. :)

#1 Sashing & cornerstones

To sash or not to sash?  For those of you that are not quilters yet. Sashing is the strip between the blocks in some quilts. This sashing gives you a frame around all your block and separates them from each other. With sashing comes cornerstones. These are  the intersection on the road around your block. (Yes I think of the world as a great big quilt.  grin). Cornerstones are a design element that looks great in your quilt but more importantly makes construction of your quilt much easier. No cornerstones = crooked roads.

So # 1 Sashing and Cornerstones





#2 A Secondary Design



How about a Secondary Design.This is when you choose two block patterns that work with each other to create a totally new design in your quilt. Alone the two designs have their own look but together a Secondary design is born. Sometimes I spend too much time just mixing and matching block looking for the perfect secondary design.

And # 2 Secondary Design

frame

Choose the Framework/Floor Plan - Step one   
      Lets choose a setting for our Two Cent Quilt. I like to call the setting
 

#1 Straight

 for a quilt The Framework. Just like building a house you have to choose
a floor plan before you start to build Of course there are many possible settings for a quilt but I have narrowed it down to 3 choices. I don't want to have to think too hard yet :)

      First the most basic setting is the straight setting. This is simply

setting blocks side by side and row by row. Pretty straight forward.

Even though this framework is basic and the most common, there are

several variations to work with later if we choose this setting.



 

#2 On Point

     The second choice will be the On Point setting. This is when you turn

the block 45 degrees so one corner points up.The same block as the

straight setting will take on a whole new look when you set it on point. Again I will show you different ways to handle the on point

settings if we choose this one.






 

#3 Medallion



     Last but not least is the medallion setting. This would be one large center block surrounded by several pieced and plain borders. The medallion is most times as wide as the top of your bed. And yes I can think of lots of fun ways to handle this also.

     Sew are you ready to make your first choice? Post a comment and tell me what you think. I read all coments and will tally the votes.

 

    







"TheTwo Cent Quilt II"

       

     A few years ago I created a new quilt design with the help of 

all my friends and customers. I called it "The Two Cent Quilt". We had a great time with it and came up with a wonderful design. I've been thinking about my next creation and decided it would be even more fun to get the "Two Cents" from all my family and friends this time.        

       

       Your all invited to give me your "Two Cents Worth".  I can't wait to see what we can come up with this time.  As we go I will do my best to explain the process and decisions that go into creating a new quilt design. I'll be sharing  the patterns with you as we go so you can sew along with me.

      Tuesday morning I will post the first step - Choosing the frame work for the quilt. I will collect and tally the comments. Be sure to check out the coments during the week and add as many as you would like.      

     So tell all your quilter friends, beginner and experienced alike to check my Need to Quilt blog every Tuesday to see the next step and give me your Two Cents Worth.