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First of all I want to thank everyone who looked at and commented on my quilt tops for Linus Connection. Its nice to get kudos once in a while.
Several asked if I would post pics of my crumb quilts. Here are two of them one is 9 squares and the other is 12 squares. I make my squares 12 1/2 inches.
Basically I start in the middle with one piece or a leftover from a strip - it really doesn't matter. Then I will sew 2 sides, iron, trim and sew more sides - hopefully having them close to the correct length, continuing until I have something (not necessarily square but close to it) at least 13 inches on each side.
Next I put the square on my rotating cutting mat, lay my 12 1/2 inch ruler on top and trim. If I end up with a larger square I may skew my ruler before cutting.
I lay them out in a pleasing manner and sew 3 rows of 3 or 4 rows of 3 and sometimes 4 rows of 5 (if I want a large quilt for a teenager).
I try to make sure I don't end up with very tiny strips on the edges since the binding needs to be sewed there.
If you look closely you will be able to see each different square.
Hope these pictures help. Carol