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February 28, 2023 By Brenda Gael Smith

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PO Box 131, Avoca Beach
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Pentagons such interesting shapes. Kind of defiant

Pentagons such interesting shapes. Kind of defiant. Unlike triangles, squares, hexagons and octagons, regular pentagons cannot be arranged in a tessellation. (This is because five interior angles do not divide into 360° evenly.) Then when you distort a five-sided shape, other interesting angles can appear in the negative space.

This array of pentagon log cabins reminds me of colours I can see when I scrunch my eyes close.

#ponderingpentagons

Join me for Logs & Ladders: Building with Improvis

Join me for Logs & Ladders: Building with Improvisation via Zoom (3 hours) at the @quiltfest Virtual Schoolhouse #10 on 22 January 2025 (US time) or a more expansive in-person exploration on Sunday 13 April 2025at the Australasian Quilt Convention presented by @intocraft

Convert your scraps into dynamic compositions with improvisational log cabin and ladder units. Learn freeform cutting without rulers or templates; how to join irregular blocks; and the effective use of positive and negative space. Explore the design principles of repetition and variation. Develop scrap management strategies for future projects.

By way of introduction, we will look at the rich history of the classic log cabin block and the multitude of layouts available from repeating uniform units. Then we will focus on other variations of the log cabin block that lend themselves to more free-form construction and interpretation.

In person or via Zoom, we will have a blast! See you there?! #brendagaelsmithworkshop #virtualschoolhouse10 #virtualschoolhouse #australasianquiltconvention2025 #australasianquiltconvention

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