Snail's Trail is Today's Block

This is a block that I have used many times in quilts. It's almost like a vortex in that the arrangement of the colored triangles is very clever to create a "swirl" movement that draws your eye to the center of the block. Let me show you the block from the calendar:

This is a set of four blocks that I made for Creative Grids rulers several years ago. I was designing some patterns for their Square on Square Trim Tool by Jean Ann Wright.

Four Snail's Trail blocks

We decided that I should use a different coloring. Here is some of the art that accompanied the pattern. Can you imagine trails left by snails? Not sure if I do, but it is an interesting block!

Here is the final quilt I made and published for Creative Grids. The blocks are 8" and the quilt is 42" x 42". The block in my calendar is a whopping 16". That's because I don't like working with tiny pieces.

Snail's Trail Quilt: 42" x 42"

I think having the 16" blocks would make a fabulous larger quilt! The center would be 64" x 64" and then the borders - fabulous, right?