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    Old 12-04-2010, 11:21 AM
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    The one I have is "10-Minute Blocks" by Suzanne McNeill. I bought it from Connecting Threads. The subtitle is "3-Seam Squares for Quicker Quilts from Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes, or Yardage." Great pictures and easy to follow instructions and diagrams.
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    Old 12-04-2010, 01:24 PM
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    Originally Posted by AnitaSt

    I pin-basted to be sure they ended up where I wanted them to be. Kinda blows the 10-minute block thing but I just happened to have the leftover HST's.

    On the three-dimensional effect, I wouldn't want to leave that center piece unstitched. I sewed these down with a blanket stitch after I took those pictures. Seemed to add a little more dimension too.

    These will probably become part of a small wall hanging for my sewing room.
    thank you for the response. that seems like a much more reasonable way to use the the method. i just couldn't understand those little dirt-catchers that resulted when you do it the way they say to.
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    Old 12-04-2010, 01:50 PM
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    I've seen patterns where the center piece is stitched down "as is" to be a square. And others where the loose edge is folded and pressed inward in a curve...like a cathedral window curve...and sew down along the inside edge to make a curved center piece. Looks easier to do on a large block than a small one. That way you do have a little curved sliver that's still three-dimensional, but it's not very much.
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    Old 12-04-2010, 02:09 PM
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    i've seen those and they do give the 3-D effect without creating a pocket that invites dust. i'm concerned about that because my daughter was a very allergic kid who kept getting gifts that were impossible for her to use and people were always insulted that i wouldn't let her use them, even though i told them over and over again that she couldn't go near dust or other allergens. i've always been careful about what i give away and kept my cats off gift quilts. i even wash everything before gifting. whoever knows me, knows why. whoever doesn't know me well enough to know why, wouldn't get a quilt anyway. :lol: :lol:
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    Old 12-06-2010, 01:47 PM
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    Very cute.
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    Old 12-06-2010, 05:48 PM
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    I think I like that better than the other blocks.
    How big a block did you end up with? 8" finished?
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    Wonderful! I love the colors.
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    Old 05-01-2011, 04:07 AM
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    Super idea! Thank you.
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