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Use Make Any Block Any Size by Joen Wolfrom to draw quilt block patterns, you gain the freedom to create whatever quilt block your heart desires—in the exact size you want.

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Make Any Block Any Size

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Make Any Block Any Size

  • Easy Drawing Method
  • Unlimited Pattern Possibilities
  • Sensational Quilt Designs

Author: Joen Wolfrom
Pages: 143
Size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Cover: Soft
Publisher: C&T Publishing

20% off: $ 22.36
MSRP: $27.95

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No graph paper, No complicated math

By learning to draw patterns, you gain the freedom to create whatever quilt block your heart desires—in the exact size you want.

  • No complicated math! No calculator!
  • No graph paper! No fuss!
  • Learn how to draw blocks from all of the basic "patch families"—4-patch, 5-patch, 7-patch, and 9-patch.
  • Learn how to blend blocks from the same patch family to form new, exciting designs.
  • More than 60 traditional block designs.
  • Over 50 of Joen's original block designs.
  • Dozens of beautiful block blends and colorful quilt settings.

"Make Any Block Any Size unlocks the mystery of drawing quilt blocks any size. Thank you, Joen, for sharing this easy, time-honored approach to drawing blocks."

Alex Anderson, quiltmaker, author, and host of "Simply Quilts"

"Joen gives clear, concise instructions for creating blocks, any size. The design ideas presented on blending blocks are especially exciting. What a great reference book for quilters who wish to expand on traditional block designs!"

Jean Wells, author and owner of The Stitchin'Post

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
4
Simple Seven-Patch Patterns • Complex Seven-Patch Patterns • Seven-Patch Pattern Quilts 
Dedication
5
Foreword
6
An Exhibit of Dynamic Traditional Quilts
7
Chapter Six: (Enticing Patterns)
98
Chapter One: (First Step)
13
THE PATCH-PATTERN FAMILY REUNION   ENTICING PATTERNS FOR SPECIAL QUILTS 
A Priceless Gift from Our Ancestors—The Secret of Flexible Grids • An Important First Step: Drawing an Accurate Square • Additional Considerations  Sailing • Houses • Flowers • Leaves • Winter Holidays 
 
Chapter Seven: (Blends)
106
EXCITING QUILTS USING BLOCK BLENDS 
Chapter Two: (Four-Patch)
19
Blending Blocks from Patch Families • Amazing Four-Patch Pattern Blends • Intriguing Nine-Patch Pattern Blends • Captivating Five-Patch Pattern Blends • Stunning Seven-Patch Pattern Blends 
FLAMBOYANT FOUR-PATCH PATTERNS 
Basic Four-Patch Patterns • Simple Four-Patch Patterns • Complex Four-Patch Patterns • Four-Patch Pattern Quilts 
Chapter Three: (Nine-Patch)
38
Chapter Eight: (Activities)
135
NIFTY NINE-PATCH PATTERNS  ACTIVITIES AND EXTENDED LEARNING  
Basic Nine-Patch Patterns • The Nine-Patch Mainstay— Simple Nine-Patch Patterns • Complex Nine-Patch Patterns • Nine-Patch Pattern Quilts  Projects • Activities for Four-Patch Patterns • Activities for Nine-Patch Patterns • Activities For Five-Patch Patterns • Activities For Seven-Patch Patterns • Activities For Enticing Patterns For Special Quilts • Activities For Blocks Blends 
 
 
 
AN EXHIBIT OF BEAUTIFUL TRADITIONAL QUILTS
54
 
 
Chapter Four: (Five-Patch)
71
 
FANTASTIC FIVE-PATCH PATTERNS    
Simple Five-Patch Patterns • Complex Five-Patch Patterns • Five-Patch Pattern Quilts  Bibliography/Suggested Resource Books
139
Pattern Index
140
Chapter Five: (Seven-Patch)
86
Subject Index
142
SPECTACULAR SEVEN-PATCH PATTERNS    
About the Author
143
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Contemporary & Traditional
Draft Blocks, Plan and Design Quilts

Traditional: Drafting

 

Also See Traditional Quilts for more Block and Quilt Variations
All-in-One
Quilter's Reference Tool
All-in-One
Quilter's Reference Tool

by Harriet Hargrave, Sharyn Craig, Alex Anderson & Liz Aneloski
The BInding Gizmo
The Binding Gizmo

Reference Book & Binding Tool included

The Quilter's
Quick Reference Guide

by Candace Eisner Strick
 

Traditonal Settings, Lattice & Backings

Backs for Quilts


Beautiful Borders, Backings, and Bindings
by Jill Reber and Margaret Sindelar
   

Two Block Quilts

explore secondary patterns that also can form Quilt Layout & sash/lattice

Pairing Up
Pairing Up

2 Block Quilts
by Nancy Mahoney
Traditional Two Block Quilts
Traditional Two Block Quilts

by Sally Saulmon
Two-Block Applique Quilts
Two-Block Appliqué Quilts
by Claudia Olsen

Two-Block Theme Quilts

by Claudia Olson

Settings for Quilt Layouts

Diagonal Set Triangle Rulers
Diagonal Set Triangle Rulers
Great Sets
Great Sets

by Sharyn Craig
Round Robin Renaissance
Round Robin Renaissance
by M'Liss Rae Hawley
Smashing Sets
Smashing Sets

by Margaret J. Miller
Sensational Settings
Sensational Settings

by Joan Hanson
       

Borders, Binding, & Edges for Quilts

Medallion Quilts

Medallion Quilts,  Inspiration & Patterns
Medallion Quilts

Inspiration & Patterns
by Cindy Vermillion Hamilton

Out of Print
Classic English Medallion Style
Classic English
Medallion Style
by Bettina Havig

  

Edges & Bindings


Finish It

with Alex Anderson

 

Happy Endings
Happy Endings

by Mimi Shrimp

 

DVD
Borders & Bindings DVD
Borders & Binding

Machine Quilting
with Paula Reid
Scallops Sew Easy
Scallops Sew Easy
by Marie Seroskie

Corner & Seam Markers

Use with Hand & Machine Piecing, Bindings and Edges

Binding Miter Tool
Binding Miter Tool
By Animas Quilts Publishing
The BInding Gizmo
The Binding Gizmo

Reference Book & Binding Tool included
Includes Piping &
Trimming Tool
Piping  Hot Binding
Piping Hot Binding

by Susan K. Cleveland
Fabric Calculator
Fabric Calculator
by Calculated Industries

Borders & Lattice

Paper Foundations

Sew & Fold on a Roll
Sew and Fold
Flying Geese &
Braid Borders
on a Roll
Sizes: 1" to 2"
to 3" x 6"
     

Borders. Binding & Edges Designs Software & CDs / DVDs

Electric Quilt
Electric Quilt
Perfect Quilt
Perfect Quilt
for Windows
Jenny Haskins, A Touch of Magic with Every Stitch
Quilt-Pro
Quilt-Pro
for Mac
DVD
Borders & Bindings DVD
Borders & Binding

Machine Quilting
with Paula Reid
Building Blocks and Borders Cover
Building Blocks and Border
s
Use with the Mac or PC

Borders, Edges & Some Bindings

Pattern Booklet
Bareroots
Bareroots
Embroidery Borders
by Barri Sue Gaudet

Beautiful Borders, Backings, and Bindings
by Jill Reber and Margaret Sindelar
Borders, Bindings & Edges
Borders, Bindings & Edges

by Sally Collins
Borders & Finishing Touches 2
Borders & Finshing Touches 2
by Bonnie K. Browning
Botder Workshop
The Border Workbook

10th Anniversary Edition
by Janet Kime
Earthly Delights, The Perfect Finish
Earthly Delights
The Perfect Finish
by Karen Kay Buckley
Fun with Fabric Frames
Fun with Fabric Frames
by Joyce Mori & Pat Hill
Pieced to Fit
Pieced to Fit
Instant Borders
from Easy Blocks

by Sheila Sinclair Snider
The Quilter's Edge
The Quilter's Edge
by Darlene Zimmerman
         

Contemporary Design Techniques & Ideas for Repeating Designs & Block Variations

Settings for Quilt Layouts

Diagonal Set Triangle Rulers
Diagonal Set Triangle Rulers
Great Sets
Great Sets

by Sharyn Craig
Round Robin Renaissance
Round Robin Renaissance
by M'Liss Rae Hawley
Smashing Sets
Smashing Sets

by Margaret J. Miller
Sensational Settings
Sensational Settings

by Joan Hanson
       

Single Block Ideas with Design Variations

9-Patch Pizzazz
9-Patch Pizzaz

by Judy Sisneros
Dresden Plate
Dresden Plate
New Quilts from Old Favorites
MAQS Exhibit
Puzzle Quilts
Puzzle Quilts
by Paula Nadelstern

Monkey Wrench

New Quilts From Old Favorites
MAQS Exhibit
  New Quilts from Old Favorites Contest
New Quilts From an Old Favorite Contest

Double Wedding Ring, Log Cabin, Ohio Star
MAQS Exhibit
Seven Sisters
Seven Sisters

New Quilts from Old Favorites
MAQS Exhibit
Simple Contemporary Quilts
Simple Contemporary Quilts
by Valerie Van Arsdale Shrader
StrataVarious Quilts
StrataVarious Quilts
by Barbara Persing and Mary Hoover

Design using Perspective & Adding Illusions

Design Explorations fo the Creative Quilter
Design Explorations for the Creative Quilter

by Katie Pasquini Masopust
Easy Pieces
Easy Pieces
by Margaret M. Miller
Shifting Perspective
Shifting Perspective

by Lorraine Torrence
Smashing Sets
Smashing Sets

by Margaret J. Miller

3-D Illusions in Quilts or Ideas for Quilts

ED Explosion
3-D Explosion
by Cara Gulati

Book of Optical Illusions
Book of Optical Illusions
by Michael DiSpezio

Optical Illusions for Quilters
Optical Illusions for Quilters

by Karen Combs

 
  Ambiguous Optical Illusions
Ambiguous Optical Illusions
by Al Seckel
Action Optical Illusions
Action Optical Illusions
by Al Seckel
Geometric Optical Illusions
Geometric Optical Illusions
by Al Seckel
Impossible Optical Illusions
Impossible Optical Illusions
by Al Seckel

3-D Illusions using Hexagons in Quilts

Building Block, Inner City

Big Book of Building Block Quilts
Big Book of Building Block Quilts

by Sara Nephew
Seven Sisters
Seven Sisters
by The American Quilter's Society
One-Block Wonders Encore!
One-Block Wonders Encore!

by Maxine Rosenthal & Joy Pelzmann
Optical Illusions for Quilters
Optical Illusions for Quilters

by Karen Combs

Designs

DecoDesigns
DecoDesigns

GeoDesigns
MicroDesigns
MicroDesigns

OptiDesigns

 

PrismDesigns
PrismDesigns

UltraDesigns
   

Modern Patterns

Modern Patterns Botanical Coloring Book
Modern Patterns Botanical
Modern Patterns Circular Coloring Book
Modern Patterns Circular
Illusions
Modern Patterns Illusions
Modern Patterns Linear Coloring Book
Modern Patterns Linear

 

Molecular
Modern Patterns Molecular
Modern Patterns Optical Coloring Books
Modern Patterns Optical
   

Linear Lines Design Influences

A New Twist ln Strips 'n Curves
A New Twist on Strips 'n Curves
by Louisa L. Smith
Beyond the Block
Beyond the Block

by Linda K. Johnson & Jane K. Wells
Creative Fabric Weaving
Creative Fabric Weaving

by Julie Higgins
Design Explorations fo the Creative Quilter
Design Explorations for the Creative Quilter

by Katie Pasquini Masopust
Dancing Quilts
Dancing Quilts

by Debbie Bowles
Quilted One Block Marvels
Quilted One Block Marvels
by Carolyn Sullivan
Quilter's Book of Design Cover
The Quilter's Book of Design

by Ann Johnston
Ricky Tims Convergence Quilts
Ricky Tims'
Convergence Quilts
Thinking Outside the Blocks
Thinking Outside the Block

by Sandi Cummings
with Karen Flamme

Quilt Designs using

Contemporary Curves

A New Twist ln Strips 'n Curves
A New Twist on Strips 'n Curves
by Louisa L. Smith
Blendable Curves
Blendable Curves
by Peggy L. Barkle
Design Explorations fo the Creative Quilter
Design Explorations for the Creative Quilter

by Katie Pasquini Masopust
Dresden Plate
Dresden Plate
New Quilts from Old Favorites
MAQS Exhibit
Easy Bias Curves
Easy Bias Curves

by Wendy Hill


Foolproof Curves

by Barbara Barber

Free and Eazy Quilts
Free & Eazy Circles
by Jan Mullen
Free Expressions
Free Expressions

by Robbi Joy Eklow
Journey of an Art Quilter
Journey of an Art Quilter

by Barbara Olsen

Piec-Lique
by Sharon Schamber
Pieced Curves So Simple
Pieced Curves So Simple

by Dale Fleming
Quilters Playtime
Quilters Playtime
by Dianne S. Hire
Quilting by Improvisation
Quilting by Improvisation
by Vikki Pignatelli
Simply Stunning Woven Quilts
Simply Stunning Woven Quilts
by Anna Faustino

The Wave Edge by Lily Marie Amaru

Ruler
WaveEdge Ruler
WaveEdge Rulers

2 sizes: 24" & 16"
Book
Let's Make Waves
Let's Make Waves

by Lily Marie Amaru
Pattern
WaveEdge Triangle Waves
Triangle Waves

by Lily Marie Amaru
Pattern
The Wave Lotus Quilt Pattern
The Wave Lotus

by Lily Marie Amaru
Pattern
WaveEdge Place Mat/Napkins
Wave Edge Placemat/Napkin

by Lily Marie Amaru

Innovative Software for the Quilter

Slide Show Available
Bargello Designer
Bargello Designer 32

Slide Show Available
Creative Impulse
Creative Impulse 2000
Slide Show Available
Gliftic
Gliftic
Slide Show Available
Repligator

Repligator
  Paint by Number box & CD
Paint by Number 2005 CD

Being able to draw is NOT required!
Turn any photo or image into a pictorial quilt!
Quilted Photo Xpress 3.0
Quilted Photo Xpress
Software

Demo Available
   

Innovative Software

Create Stack-n-Whack Images, Wedges & Kaleidoscope Repetition

Kaleidoscope Kreator
Kaleidoscope Kreator 2.0
Quilters' Polygon Templates
Quilters' Polygon Templates for Kaleidoscope Kreator 2.0
Frame Frenzy Templates
Frame Frenzy Templates for Kaleidoscope Kreator 2.0
 
  Slide Show Available
SymmeToy
SymmeToy
Slide Show Available
Creative Impulse
Creative Impulse 2000
   

Design & View Tools

Distance Viewer
Distance Viewer

Reduce Tool
Designed Soft Cover
Hand Held Reducing Glass
2x Reducing Lens Glass

3" diameter
3/12" Handle

Ez View Multiplier
EZ View Multiplier

rotate to view
on-point or straight layout

Colorscope, a mini kaleidoscope
Colorscope

Use to view fabric, thread and paint selection for color balance, value and contrast

 

Projector & Light Table

the Projector
The Projector

enlarge photos or drawing
Porta-Trace Light Table
Porta-Trace
Light Table

two sizes
   

Trace & Develop Line Ideas for Quilting & Appliqué

EZ Flex Design Rule
EZ Flex Design Rule
Mesh Transfer Canvas
Mesh Canvas Transfer
by Clover
See-thru material that allows simple tracing & transfer
Preview, Overlay
Preview Paper
CLEAR
Quilter's Preview Paper
by Quilter's Touch
use with quilting lines & appliqué
 
 Quilter's Vinyl
Quilter's Vinyl
by the Yard
EQ Printables

Clear Overlay

12 Sheets for use in
inkjet or laser printers
Transdoodle
Transdoodle

Transfer Paper for clean guidelines
 

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