tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post2224768392855925424..comments2024-03-27T15:44:49.499-04:00Comments on mmmcrafts: quilt blocks. like actual blocks.Larissa Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03901400647777521741noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-1926049862149079062017-12-07T20:09:24.051-05:002017-12-07T20:09:24.051-05:00Hi, Holly, yes, exactly the same. I tried to keep ...Hi, Holly, yes, exactly the same. I tried to keep it consistent on all the blocks. That way you get a symmetrical design on the front and the back side.Larissa Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901400647777521741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-83056718518442891142017-12-07T09:32:41.782-05:002017-12-07T09:32:41.782-05:00I love this! I'm going to make these for a fri...I love this! I'm going to make these for a friend for Christmas (and maybe a set for myself). Are your blocks all exactly the same, meaning ... the same 3 sides are the solids, and the same 3 sides are the HSTs? Or is it just that each block has a solid side in each color and a HST side in each color? <br />Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16556821887282037038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-39102210374468726192016-10-10T09:02:19.673-04:002016-10-10T09:02:19.673-04:00You should get the game Q-bitz....same types of bl...You should get the game Q-bitz....same types of blocks, but with cards. You get four sets of blocks, and cards you need to copy, and race the people you are playing against. My kids love it. http://intl.target.com/p/q-bitz-visual-dexterity-game/-/A-17072452Jessiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11237819586357378219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-83650021011277318912016-09-27T14:39:25.493-04:002016-09-27T14:39:25.493-04:00this is so smart!!! I'm going to try and make...this is so smart!!! I'm going to try and make a set for my kids to play with.... they can learn patterns etc. so cool. thanks for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06314408633163298236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-25500942434283684942016-09-22T10:25:32.903-04:002016-09-22T10:25:32.903-04:00Have you thought about manufacturing them? I woul...Have you thought about manufacturing them? I would buy a set but I don't want to spend the time painting. Also I bet you could market them to quilt shops both local and online. You might want to run with this. If it were my idea, I would. Handmade Whimzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07591392127574251716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-69712622983078223022016-09-15T14:31:52.342-04:002016-09-15T14:31:52.342-04:00Hey, mariaeb on Ravelry, I just googled 4x4 HST qu...Hey, mariaeb on Ravelry, I just googled 4x4 HST quilt blocks and that helpful image turned up. Further digging credits the block designs to this nice person: http://www.plover.com/~mjd/misc/quilt/quilt/Larissa Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901400647777521741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-68395376879857466302016-09-15T14:30:56.048-04:002016-09-15T14:30:56.048-04:00Hi, Mary! No I confess I picked it up on an image ...Hi, Mary! No I confess I picked it up on an image search. I just googled 4x4 HST quilt blocks and it turned up. Further digging credits the block designs to this nice person: http://www.plover.com/~mjd/misc/quilt/quilt/Larissa Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901400647777521741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-54545362796952043472016-09-15T06:00:38.820-04:002016-09-15T06:00:38.820-04:00I have the same question about the card! It's ...I have the same question about the card! It's all so clever and the entire package is a great gift!!!! Thanks for sharing!mariaeb on Ravelryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05116648540529036194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-28826150042524901432016-09-14T23:27:18.486-04:002016-09-14T23:27:18.486-04:00Love this project! I'm curious about the HST s...Love this project! I'm curious about the HST suggestion card you included in the gift. Did you make that yourself or is it available anywhere?Mary Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354098872918375991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-43970946870133326452016-09-14T16:05:53.625-04:002016-09-14T16:05:53.625-04:00LOL, Joanne! Good luck with motivating your in-hou...LOL, Joanne! Good luck with motivating your in-house wood worker. Yes, might get faster results ordering the blocks. :-)Larissa Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901400647777521741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-31892289108633772822016-09-14T16:05:06.837-04:002016-09-14T16:05:06.837-04:00Cool, Kate, must see your set! Do share.Cool, Kate, must see your set! Do share.Larissa Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901400647777521741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-38892500746198151562016-09-14T16:04:48.540-04:002016-09-14T16:04:48.540-04:00Hey, Anna, thanks so much! I apologize in advance ...Hey, Anna, thanks so much! I apologize in advance for the time you'll spend staring and turning the blocks if you decide to convert yours to to quilt blocks.Larissa Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901400647777521741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-82029580522124686092016-09-14T16:03:35.050-04:002016-09-14T16:03:35.050-04:00That was a cool idea, I had a look! Thanks for sha...That was a cool idea, I had a look! Thanks for sharing.Larissa Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901400647777521741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-41923678320915242312016-09-14T14:09:51.714-04:002016-09-14T14:09:51.714-04:00My husband is a woodworker, I showed him your post...My husband is a woodworker, I showed him your post and I said he could make wooden cubes. He said that yes, he could and just looked at me. I reminded him that we have a year old granddaughter and he said he might make them. I will buy the blocks on Etsy, like you did. Thank you, this is wonderful!JoAnne in southern Californiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03148803029813063934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-18233366546182349152016-09-14T11:14:00.043-04:002016-09-14T11:14:00.043-04:00Love it! Making one asap. Love it! Making one asap. Katemustsewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871631942251370391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-42261419805942438812016-09-14T11:12:42.228-04:002016-09-14T11:12:42.228-04:00looks super amazing! I had a set of blocks like th...looks super amazing! I had a set of blocks like this but never thought of making them into quilt blocks! how cool.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317576044901684848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-1358693430134927022016-09-14T10:10:41.877-04:002016-09-14T10:10:41.877-04:00I made a set of quilt wooden blocks for decoration...I made a set of quilt wooden blocks for decoration--there is a photo on my instagram @brigitgail, but I really love the idea of using these as a tool to play with quilt designs! I didn't think to spray them with a fixative--also a great idea.Brigit Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15516485902544847945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-15149911981553721352016-09-13T11:39:21.073-04:002016-09-13T11:39:21.073-04:00Thanks Larissa. I realize now that the square I th...Thanks Larissa. I realize now that the square I thought was half black/half white is a lighting issue. It really is a very clever project.<br />Sheryl MUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05759493934784658562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-54215679191271564762016-09-12T19:08:50.521-04:002016-09-12T19:08:50.521-04:00Hey! Thank you! I'm not counting the wood as a...Hey! Thank you! I'm not counting the wood as a color. Just the paint.<br />Three sides of the cube are solids: white, green, and black. Three sides of the cube are HSTs with the natural wood showing: white, green and black.Larissa Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901400647777521741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-54208433796634640822016-09-12T19:06:46.965-04:002016-09-12T19:06:46.965-04:00Grandma G, not nearly the brain bender that an act...Grandma G, not nearly the brain bender that an actual quilt is. :-)Larissa Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901400647777521741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-8905191358010652672016-09-12T18:50:54.109-04:002016-09-12T18:50:54.109-04:00What a wonderful table/shelf decoration! I'm ...What a wonderful table/shelf decoration! I'm looking at your blocks and you said 3 solids and 3 HSTs in the same colors, but I'm seeing at least 4 combinations. Each of the colors with a natural half, and one HST done as black/white. Is that correct? Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05759493934784658562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4869766342171493242.post-1757093943830439032016-09-09T12:47:10.590-04:002016-09-09T12:47:10.590-04:00What a great idea! That must've taken a lot of...What a great idea! That must've taken a lot of thinking and planning? Like making a fabric quilt?Grandma Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09260178906088230163noreply@blogger.com