Quilt Bento Box

[charisstoma]

2" wide strips ; 30 light colors, 30 dark colors

Lay one dark and one light strip atop each other. Square up the end. This gives you pairs up strips.

Block Piece
C - cut 6 1/2" strip - 1 set of pairs
B - cut 4 1/2" strip - 2 sets of pairs
A - cut 2 1/2" strip - 2 sets of pairs

Bento 1/4 block
Make 2 of these:
Sew a dark and light A set together
Sew a light B to the A set
Sew a dark B to the A + B set
Sew a dark C to the A + B + B sets

Sew the reverse colors mirror image
Make 2 of these:
Sew a light and dark A set together
Sew a dark B to the A set
Sew a light B to the A + B set
Sew a light C to the A + B + B sets

Sew the 4 --1/4 blocks together like this:


There should be 30 total Bento Blocks done in 6 rows.

Watch on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJHrqP0sK1c

Comments

[onecrazycanuck.livejournal.com]

I thought this one might be cool until I saw the finished quilt hanging behind the ladies in the video. I really don't like the optical illusion type feeling you get from the finished quilt. Though maybe it would be slightly less with less colours?

I look at it and think "not bad" until I look at it for longer than a second and I get a "nope" feeling from it. I'd hate to be really tired and staring blankly at it, I'd probably end up hypnotizing myself from it.

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

I'd like to see it in whites, greys, and black or navy.
This comes off as drab and rather busy.