Round #4 - Slice & Insert

Welcome back to the Stay at Home Round Robin!  This week it is Wendy's turn to tell us what to add, and she picked a slice and insert block.  This was probably the most difficult round for me to decide what to do, because I consider slice and insert primarily an improv technique, and I'm not really an improv gal.  So I had to think of how to put slice and inset units in a 12" block.

I played around in EQ8 and came up with two designs I liked.  I intentionally used different widths for my inset in each of my two blocks so they wouldn't be too similar.  I cut slightly oversized squares, did my slice and insert, and then trimmed my units to the size I needed for my blocks.  I didn't worry about them not matching up perfectly.

 

 

And here's how all my blocks so far look together.

The link up this week is with Wendy.  How will you use slice & insert blocks?

Here is the full schedule for the Stay at Home Round Robin:

• January 13th: Center: Gail @ Quilting Gail
• January 20th: 1^st Round: King's Crown block or inspired by your first initial  Kathleen @ Kathleen McMusing
• January 27th: 2^nd Round: Half Square Triangles   Anja @ Anja Quilts
• February 3rd: 3rd Round: Stars Gail @ Quilting Gail
• February 10th: 4^th Round: Slice & Insert  Wendy @ Pieceful Thoughts of My Quilting Life
• February 17th:5^th Round: Brenda @ Songbird Designs
• February 24th: 6th Round: Me!
• March 24th: Finish Parade: Gail @ Quilting Gail