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BASIC TANGRAM SHAPES
Each design offered here utilizes a 6-X-6 GRID and four to seven of eight possible tangram puzzle shapes (representing all of the ways 1, 2 or 3 isosceles triangles can be fitted together end to end). The quilter can create templates for these 8 shapes to construct thousands of unique tangram quilt designs.
INTRODUCTION
These new and original, public domain, copyright-free quilt block designs were created with the help of a children's geometric tangram puzzle called SHAPE BY SHAPE. The site has no connection whatever with the company that makes the puzzle, but it is recommended as a wonderful way to design original quilt patterns. There are also many other Chinese tangram sets that can be purchased, some of them exquisitely carved in wood. Two or three identical sets are required in order to create complex, symmetrical arrangements.
TO COPY / DOWNLOAD IMAGES
To COPY OR DOWNLOAD AN IMAGE or a single design, right-click on the image (control-click for Macs), then choose COPY or DOWNLOAD. Kaleidoscopic and other animations list each of the images separately underneath the title, so you don't have to stop the animation to download each variation.
Historical quilt designs have a wonderful, free-sharing tradition, there are some magical quilt design books out there, with 1,000s of them free for use. This site celebrates that generosity by offering all of these patterns as common domain and copyright-free for use in any medium. Enjoy.
ABOUT THE ANIMATIONS
In addition to the puzzle solutions, most of the illustrations here also include kaleidoscopic and/or asymmetrical variations, along with strolls, scrolls, and other developing forms for animating quilt designs. A selection of free animated clip art graphics, depicting butterflies, humming birds, chess pieces, flying saucers, autumn lightning, and so forth, have been embedded into the designs or added to the indexes just for fun.
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Left Panel: when loading MOSAICS (FULL QUILT DESIGNS): use browser BACK BUTTON to return. All blocks use a 6 x 6 grid. All quilt block designs are downloadable and free for use in any medium.
