Wooden Quilters Puzzles

I make these wooden puzzles with contrasting solid woods, including poplar, cherry, walnut, and oak. Arrange the pieces into quilt-like patterns, then start again and discover something different.

One day, I told my granddaughter there were fifteen or eighteen patterns she could make with the large puzzle. She insisted there were infinitely many and began arranging pieces beyond the box.

When I pointed out that all the pieces weren’t inside, she asked, ‘Is there a law that they have to be?’

Of course there isn’t. That’s what I love about these puzzles: there’s no single finished picture to copy. Explore the possibilities, inside the box or out.