If you make the triangles in the corners of the squares a little larger than half the width of the base square, it will give the finished quilt a ribbon effect.
For example, for a 6" large square, cut your corner squares at 4".
I use a Pigma pen in the 05 size to write on the fabric; this slightly larger than usual point tends to snag the fabric fibers less. You will need several pens if there are more than, say, a dozen people signing with them, to be sure you have enough ink.
I also back the base square with an ironed-on piece of freezer paper (Reynolds brand from the grocery at Walmart.)
This is the graph of one I made but can't find the photo of it at present. The corners were a very pretty roses on pale yellow, and the centers were a very pale pink.
Jan in VA
Last edited by Jan in VA; 02-04-2013 at 09:48 AM.