4" quilt squares
#1
Hello everybody,
I want to start a new quilt and I want your advice. I have hundreds, probably thousands, of 4" squares. I want to make a quilt using as many of them as possible. I thought about cutting them into triangles and sewing them together. Do you have any other ideas? Im not an expert quilter. I have lots to learn. I've made lots quilts that are basically squares sewn together. I want to do something more difficult but not too hard. I would appreciate any suggestions.
Judy
I want to start a new quilt and I want your advice. I have hundreds, probably thousands, of 4" squares. I want to make a quilt using as many of them as possible. I thought about cutting them into triangles and sewing them together. Do you have any other ideas? Im not an expert quilter. I have lots to learn. I've made lots quilts that are basically squares sewn together. I want to do something more difficult but not too hard. I would appreciate any suggestions.
Judy
#2
You could do a square in a square, use one 4" block for the center, cut 2 4"blocks diagonally and stitch them to each side of the block. This can also be done paper pieced.
You could cut some of the blocks in half and piece them together for a striped border.
You could cut some of the blocks in half and piece them together for a striped border.
#3
If you have that many you could make a one patch charm quilt. I'm collecting squares to one day do this. :lol: one day is probably a long way off but whose counting. In a traditional charm quilt 1000 different pieces were used no two the same, but no one has to stick to rules. some ideas for a one patch could be Pyrimids or Tumbler are reasonably simple to piece, Dutch Tile is another nice one also Kite. Apple Core is a really nice one but is a bit trickier as it is a curved one patch. Hope that's some help :D
Here is a link to templates for one patch charm quilts
http://qnm.com/articles/feature15patt/
Here is a link to templates for one patch charm quilts
http://qnm.com/articles/feature15patt/
#5
Originally Posted by judy_68
Hello everybody,
I want to start a new quilt and I want your advice. I have hundreds, probably thousands, of 4" squares. I want to make a quilt using as many of them as possible. I thought about cutting them into triangles and sewing them together. Do you have any other ideas? Im not an expert quilter. I have lots to learn. I've made lots quilts that are basically squares sewn together. I want to do something more difficult but not too hard. I would appreciate any suggestions.
Judy
I want to start a new quilt and I want your advice. I have hundreds, probably thousands, of 4" squares. I want to make a quilt using as many of them as possible. I thought about cutting them into triangles and sewing them together. Do you have any other ideas? Im not an expert quilter. I have lots to learn. I've made lots quilts that are basically squares sewn together. I want to do something more difficult but not too hard. I would appreciate any suggestions.
Judy
Good luck with whatever you choose to do.
#6
Here's something I did recently. Take your little squares and sew 9 together in a square (actually a nine patch) then cut the whole nine patch in half then half again. Mix them up and sew them back together again. You could also make 2 nine patches, cut them apart and mix between the 2 sets for a whole new design. Of course it will be scrappy, but you'll have various sized pieces in your completed block and it adds movement to your finished quilt. Jan in VT
#10
Hi there There is a great book titled Nickel Quilts that I have used in the past for 5 inch squares, however, you can also adapt the quilts into the 4 inch squares, the author (Pat Speth and Charlene Thode) have conversions both for the 4 inch and 6 inch squares. As for me these were really fun quilts to make! :lol:
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