Originally Posted by EC
Originally Posted by donna873
you make nine-patch blocks..cut them diagonally..do not square up the blocks..lay them out to form the diamond shape and sew together..when I designed my quilt I wanted something besides just sewing them together and came up with this idea..I didn't trim up the blocks for 2 reasons, 1 being I didn't want to lose too much on the size of the block and 2 being, I just wasn't motivated that day to do so lol. I think you done a wonderful job on your quilt Elaine..your grandson is going to have many years of enjoyment out of it.
Thanks, Donna, for you help and your eplanation for the others who are interested. It really is a great layout! This board is a great place to spend time.
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It really is a great place, I have learned so much from this board. I do spend a lot of time here lol