Originally Posted by omak
Originally Posted by burnsk
Omak, I want to make a 12.5" square block using this method (for an exchange). Do you think if I used 1.5" wide strips it would look OK? I thought I would cut them into 2.5" lengths and be a little fussy in how I arranged them. I'm using 5 fabrics. Or would a little narrower strip look better? What do you think?
Seriously? You must have done the math!
5 strips, averaging 40" = 200 inches long x 1" finished
second step = 100" x 2" finished
third step = 50 x 4" finished
fourth step = 25" x 8" finished
fifth step = 12.5" x 16" finished
I would think that you could trim to the size you desire (and, have some strips left over for seed on your next scrappy quilt) <wave>
LOL - no I didn't do the math. Trying to figure how to put it together so it would have some character. You put it into perspective for me. :thumbup: Guess my brain disengaged. Thank you for your help. I want to highlight the floral fabric so I'll be a little more fussy in arranging. I'll get cutting in bit.