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I bought a fat quarter package of Michael Miller "TA DOT". Until I saw a similar quilt on Google, I hadn't been able to choose a pattern. What my question is, my fabrics are fat quarters and yardage. Since they are not precut squares, is it easier and quicker to sew strips instead? I will be cutting 6" squares out of the fat quarters. THANKS
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I don't know the answer to that but your pattern in the dots is terrific. I'm anxiously awaiting the finished project!
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I would for sure sew a narrow black strip onto a 6" white strip, then cut the narrow side strips so you don't have to deal with the small squares. I would consider cutting 6" strips from your FQ, sew a narrow white strip to the long side, then recut into 6" units. I'd probably do one FQ this way to see if it saved time or not.
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I think I will cut the fat quarters into 3 strips and sew the short white strip to them then sub cut them into blocks. I will sew the black cornerstone stripe to the longer white stripe and the hack them vertically. THANKS PP.Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
A Good Friend, like an old quilt, is both a Treasure and a Comfort
You are trying to make the D9P with the little pieces. Quilting Nan has a plan for that, too. But the original plan for D9P has you make 9-patches first. Usually we put the same color into the center of all the 9-patches: black or white or something really bright and eye-catching. Then another color goes on the four sides of the center square; finally the corner blocks are added. These corner blocks are the ones that show up most in the finished quilt, so we put squares that we'd rather not cut up here. After the 9-patch is created, we cut it once up and down the middle and once across the middle. Now you have created four 4-patches which you can arrange as you wish. The picture in the first post is just one arrangement, but is probably the most used arrangement. There are many more.
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You would have less waste with the fat quarters if you cut 5" squares.
I sewed a D9P with a fish fabric that had to remain right side up. It was not faster. But I think with your dots it may be okay if you can keep them in order.
I would definitely sew strips. Cut all three of your fabrics into strips 6" wide, your FQ polkadots, and your white and black.
Fabrics
C = (color) Dot
W = White
B = Black
strip set 1 CWC
strip set 2 WBW
Sub cut that into 6" strips & sew your 9P together:
CWC (strip set 1)
WBW (strip set 2)
CWC (strip set 1)
Then cut your 9P in half vertically & horizontally exactly in the middle.
Arrange your blocks according to your plan.
(I know you know all this, but newbies sometimes wonder...)
I recently made my first D9P... after sewing the 9p's and then cutting and resewing, i thought it might be easier to just cut the pieces needed for the final layout. add a white strip to the color square. but sew strip sets of the black and white and subcut those to add to the side of the color/white pieces. JMHO
Nancy in western NY
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No advice on how to go about it but I love that design.
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