They had the design floor.
Which is the way I usually work.
I found this picture on eBay. Perhaps one person started it
and another person decided to sell the whole mess.
It seems to be pieced of squares.
Without a wall to arrange it on....selling was probably the best idea.
Bowtie Quilt from the West Virginia project & the Quilt Index
The basic of repeat pattern is you set up a rhythm and follow it.
But sometimes it's better if you don't.
I found three good examples at the West Virginia Project's section at the Quilt Index.
This was a good idea. It's the same block shaded in two
different ways---one shading is high contrast red & white;
the other low contrast 1940s prints.
The plan was probably to alternate them
but....
A fabulous red and white composition.
A maze.
Here's the basic repeat
Just two rectangles.
Just three rectangles, and yet....
Browse through the West Virginia project's files at the Quilt Index. There are 4,424 quilts up there.