Cable 3 sash p2psu (21) gp_000262 $30.00 USD

Cables seem to have almost the same effect as cross-hatching: they give the eye a rest.
These prove a most useful alternative.

Design Features

the block is quickly placed: while the 'block' sews out as a regular block, it is placed using the p2p function.
the registration point is at exactly half the height of the block.
once you have determined the height you want the pattern to sew at, all you have to do is find the centre point at each end.
on this pattern, the registration point has been set out from the tip of the sash.
It has been set at half the distance between the cable lines.
This means that where the cables turn, all the outer lines of each cable's corner are at the same distance from each other as their inner lines are. (see sub image)
points at 'cornerstone' intersections meet perfectly (and isn't this what is always noticed - especially if they don't!)

Quilt Gallery Examples

Starlit Evenings: used the 'Cable 3 sash 4 p2psu' version. Take a close look at this and see how well the pattern looks where it meets up with the other ones.

Karamu's Cable Corner Sample: used this pattern (rather than a continuous one) to fill in the border areas

Cable Fantasy: used the 'Cable 3 sash 5 p2psu' multiple in the sashes.

Secret Garden: used various multiples of this pattern in the differently sized coping sashes.