Here are my three spokes for July. I really like this block, so I hope I get a chance to make...

14 Spokes in complementary colors for my MOD MOD Quilt.     Cathy L in IA Sane, Crazy, Crumby Quilting...

Here are the first three spokes blocks I made, alongside the same photo, converted to black and white. If you are in doubt about whether you have enough value contrast between your monochromatic fabric choices, converting them to black and white is the easiest way to know for sure. Most cameras, photo editing programs and photo apps have filters to convert your photos.     And here’s the photo of the back of the blue block,...

I called this block Spokes because, although there are 8 spokes in our blocks this month, you can use the same technique to make a block with any even number of spokes.  Calling it an asterisk (6 spokes), snowflake (6 points) or fireworks (many spokes) seemed too specific to me. I made this one. The directions for making the 7 inch (finished size) block are here: SpokesQuiltBlockPattern   Tags   Add the tag spokes to all your blog...