Originally Posted by Qbird
2 Questions----- I noticed in the book the first 4 designs are on the 6 1/2 in. foundation block, are we going to use them in order? thus we would need 4- 6 1/2 inch foundation blocks, to get started ?? should we just make the 4 and 9 patch, just to have them ready for when we need them?== second question, I can't find the finished size of the quilt, either using sashing alone or the star blocks. anyone figure it out or did I just miss that somewhere.
Hi QBird - I have my blocks all planned out so I am making my foundation blocks to use - I will be posting my picture of 4 6.5 in blocks, one four(sixteen) patch and 3 9-patches later tonight or tomorrow. I'm really enjoying her piecing instructions - everything seems to be very precise.
As for the finished size of the quilt - I am making mine to be a wall hanging, so it will be five 6 in blocks by five 6 in blocks with 1 inch sashing - that would make it 36 inches square unless I decide to put a border on it. It probably needs a 4 inch border all the way around, so that would be 42 inches square. I think that if you use the star foundations your blocks work out to 12 inches finished, although I haven't really looked into that since I want a wall hanging, not a bed quilt.
Someone else had asked about the templates - I think we're using a double thickness of paper so that the templates are stiffer - at least that's my impression - I don't know why else she would give those instructions. Maybe Jupiter knows since she has been in touch with Penny Haren.