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  1. 06-18-2015, 11:47 AM #1
    romille
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    I want to make a Storm at Sea lap quilt

    Recently I have come across Storm at Sea, which is apparently one of those classic quilt patterns that are hard to find a pattern for? And all the blocks I seem to find for it are 12", but I would want something smaller for the small quilt. 6" seems preferable, or 9".

    There are a few variations out there too. So far this is the best page I have come across for it, and I want to make one like the second picture:
    http://www.generations-quilt-pattern...sea-quilt.html

    Over all, I am having a lot of trouble wrapping my head around this. It took me a little bit to figure out that when the photo caption said "6x8" blocks it wasn't talking about size, it was talking about the number of blocks. Sigh. I don't know if it is me or the way this page is written. I also have no idea how much fabric I would need, and I am not sure what size the blocks finish to. From the look of the PDF template, I think they would be 9x9. I do really like the idea of paper piecing it though, sounds much easier than all the measuring and cutting angles like that would require.

    Does anyone have a better tutorial out there?
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  2. 06-18-2015, 12:22 PM #2
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    Okay, the more I look at the actual paper piecing pattern it actually makes sense. My brain is just incompatible with the format of the web page I guess.

    But still, does anyone have a better link? or fabric calculations/guess-timations?
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  3. 06-18-2015, 12:33 PM #3
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    If you go to Quilter's Cache, you will find a paper piecing (and regular piecing) for a 12" block. You could always decrease this size when you print out your foundation papers. Hope this helps.
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    The author of this blog has managed to make SAS complicated ... and it's not!!

    Storm at Sea is not a "block", it's a block AND a sashing combination.

    Her "block A" is showing the block, top sashing, side sashing, and corner stone.

    Her "block B" is the block and all 4 sides of sashing, and all 4 corner stones.

    Does that make sense??
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    Quote Originally Posted by DogHouseMom View Post
    The author of this blog has managed to make SAS complicated ... and it's not!!

    Storm at Sea is not a "block", it's a block AND a sashing combination.

    Her "block A" is showing the block, top sashing, side sashing, and corner stone.

    Her "block B" is the block and all 4 sides of sashing, and all 4 corner stones.

    Does that make sense??
    Exactly! When she uses block B she's just doubling the sashing.
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  6. 06-18-2015, 05:54 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by DogHouseMom View Post
    The author of this blog has managed to make SAS complicated ... and it's not!!

    Storm at Sea is not a "block", it's a block AND a sashing combination.

    Her "block A" is showing the block, top sashing, side sashing, and corner stone.

    Her "block B" is the block and all 4 sides of sashing, and all 4 corner stones.

    Does that make sense??
    That makes complete sense!! Why couldn't they have just said that? Thanks
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  7. 06-18-2015, 01:08 PM #7
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    do you have EQ7 i do believe you can create the block in there any size needed, i recently made that block but ended up altering it some to fit my needs i am not at home to go into my EQ program or i would create it for you and post.
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  8. 06-18-2015, 05:57 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by patti p View Post
    do you have EQ7 i do believe you can create the block in there any size needed, i recently made that block but ended up altering it some to fit my needs i am not at home to go into my EQ program or i would create it for you and post.
    I do have it, but I use it so rarely that I have to relearn it every time. For such a popular program it is terribly designed! I guess I will have to see if I can figure it out.
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    It's made of three basic units.

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  10. 06-18-2015, 02:38 PM #10
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    If you love paper piecing, then go for it, but I would make use of the right rulers and tools and piece it regularly. My brain is blanking on the ruler set that does so well with these blocks -- is it tri-recs ruler? I think that's it. Consider getting one to cut and trim your blocks -- it's very accurate and for me, much faster and more enjoyable sewing than paper piecing.
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