Originally Posted by judy_68
Hello everybody,
I want to start a new quilt and I want your advice. I have hundreds, probably thousands, of 4" squares. I want to make a quilt using as many of them as possible. I thought about cutting them into triangles and sewing them together. Do you have any other ideas? Im not an expert quilter. I have lots to learn. I've made lots quilts that are basically squares sewn together. I want to do something more difficult but not too hard. I would appreciate any suggestions.
Judy
Judy, please look up the August cover of McCalls Quilting magazine online. It has the kind of quilt you are thinking of. A woman collected swapped squares for a year. Then she cut them diagonally into triangles, added a "stem" piece by sewing a long thin rectangle between the two halves. It makes a really pretty quilt. I am making one myself. Here is the link: http://mccallsquilting.com/backissues Go here and then select the August 2007 issue to see the pic.
Good luck with whatever you choose to do.