Help with D9P
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Help with D9P
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 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 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 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...)
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...)
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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
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Measure your fat quarters before you start cutting them. I have purchased some that were only 17.5 inches long x 21 inches wide. Your pattern looks like it could be adapted to 5.5 iinch or 5 inch squares if your FQs are skimpy.
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