If you've been around quilting for a little while, you have probably seen this block at some point:
It's called Fruit Basket. One of the more traditional ways to fill this block in is as the name implies it should be filled in:
Looks like a basket of fruit, doesn't it? And how about a whole quilt of Fruit Baskets?
Are you shaking in your boots yet?
I take no issue with any quilter using the Fruit Basket block and filling it in the traditional way to make a traditional Fruit Basket quilt. If I received this quilt as a gift from a friend or family member, I would undoubtedly and without hesitation treasure it and display it proudly in my home!
However, we all know that each person has their own unique tastes and styles. I am not afraid to admit that the "themey" version of the Fruit Basket block is not one that would ever cross my mind to make for myself or my friends. I like to think of myself as a "modern" quilter and blocks like Fruit Basket are SO NOT MODERN, right?
Well, what if we take this fruity block and assemble it in a not-so-traditional manner. Like this:
Then we can do all sorts of fun things, like this:
Or this:
Or even this:
In fact, if we take another look at the fruity version, what happens if we rearrange it and put it in the same format as that middle quilt above? Check this out:
Or like the first one above:
Even with a whole quilt of fruity blocks, the outcome is significantly different when we just change the block rotation, isn't it? I'm blown away by this and find it really fun to try new ways of using traditional blocks to innovate my quilts.
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Want to play around with this block and others? This is exactly why we built the Quiltivate Quilt Builder! Innovate traditional quilting in your own way today using the Fruit Basket block, or pick another block now to get started!
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