All of my patchwork is based on a single patch:

I arrange and re-arrange the patch to create a 4-patch block. Then, I repeat the block to create the pattern.

Here’s a block I’m working with:

And here’s the resulting pattern:

There are four shapes in this pattern. Each of the shapes creates its own design, and the shapes can be combined to form new designs.

Let’s look at a few of them.

Shape A:

Here’s the 4-patch block for this pattern:

Shape B:

Here’s the 4-patch block for this pattern:

Shape C:

Here’s the 4-patch block for this pattern:

Shape D:

This pattern requires two different 4-patch blocks, alternated like a checkerboard. Here are the 4-patch blocks for this pattern:

There is actually a second set of Shape Ds in this pattern. If they were all colored the same way, you’d get this:

Here’s the 4-patch block for this pattern:

This would look better if the two sets were colored differently, like this:

This pattern requires two different 4-patch blocks, alternated like a checkerboard. Here are the 4-patch blocks for this pattern:

Here’s a question for you:  Do you find this visual format helpful?? What sort of text would enhance the drawings?? Please leave a comment, because there’s more to come.