Originally Posted by ChristinaHall
I did cut my strips 3.5 but they came out at 6 1/4. Wouldn't I want my large square the same size as my finished four patch?
If you are all done with your 4patches, and they all mostly came out to 6.25", then by all means cut your squares 6.25" and it all should go together well.
But you should know that 4Patch should have come out to 6.5" UNFINISHED. So after you're done with this quilt, you should do some checking to see where something is off - is it in the cutting? in the sewing? in the pressing? It could be one or a little bit of each.
Very smart of you to wait to cut the larger patches. ;-) Otherwise, you would have been struggling throughout the whole construction to get 6.25" blocks to fit next 6.5" blocks. Not fun.
I have over 50 4 patch squares done and there is no way I have enough of the blue WV fabric or the navy blue I found. I bought that fabric at a quilt show but I may be able to find some at Parkersburg Quilting here. I do however have that white no one thinks I should use along with a lot more of the gold that I made my 4 patches from.
Ok, if that's what you have, that's what you have.
If you want to / can get more of the navy, fabulous.
If you have to use the white, then use it. At least with more of the yellow and both navy fabrics, the white won't be so pronounced.
And it's not that it would be horrible. I just think it's more ....I don't know masculine.
I know that sounds ridiculous, but really, white? - in a college guy's dorm? ;-)
Now that I've grossed myself out....
I'm sure you'll make it work. Post some progress pictures here. ;-)