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Old 05-15-2010, 09:33 AM
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virtualbernie
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Originally Posted by bstanbro
When you said there is no shortcut for this, I wasn't sure whether you were referring to the use of stripes or the block itself. Actually, there is a shortcut for the block by Eleanor Burns. The pattern is called Winning Hand. I've made two of them and they are much easier than the Card Trick method:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-29503-1.htm

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-29504-1.htm
I believe she was referring to the use of the stripes. I saw your card trick quilts and they were beautiful! However, I couldn't figure out how you would get the square effect of the stripes using Eleanor Burns method.
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