Elisabrat

WELCOME! TADA! I made it, so sorry for the delay. Like jaba's round mine is also very simple. I chose a piano key with a twist. Your more than welcome to do a row of just plain piano keys (length x width x quantity of blocks using) its very simple. I suggest cutting them in groups if three. Do three strips 6.5 inches in TOTAL WIDTH (ie 2.5 plus 2.5 plus 2.5) equaling a total of 6.5 when sewn together with a nice 1/4 inch seam. Then do an alternate round with three colors (perhaps different!) of the same sizes suggested above. Trim til a perfect 6.5 inches. When trim trim again down the length so you have 6.5 x 6.5 inch strips.. now sew those rounds together with the alternate round (taking turns) until you have a complete strip the length of the block. TADA! you have the option of mitering which in my humble opinion is very hard or simply picking one of the colors in the strip and using that as your corner stones of 6.5 inches. I like the simplicity because it eases up on the eye a bit.

Plan B! ok take your strip: cut center piece 3.5 inches long. Now add a strip on top that is 2.5 inches on top, add another strip on the bottom that is 1.5 inches long. Sew until both sides are attached. NOW trim the strip in 2.5 inch wide strips . NEXT: cut the strips to an exact 6.5 inches varying the sizes so some are larger than others. Sew together to make a final row and you have a dancing piano key strip that is easy yet fun to look at. I took the corners and improvised with a color that was similar to my main color and then added diagonal pieces as shown to make a fan like piece. It was simple, it was easy and I think it look pretty darned cute. So which ever way you go know you have an easy month to work on these two rounds. It took me two 4 hour days to whip up my round, surely some are so much faster that they have it done in half that time but me.. I like to play around, a little bit of this a little bit of that. In the end I like how it stopped my eye for a bit til the next round which will gear things right back up again. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask, send me a PM and glad to help. If you look at my quilt you will get it right away I am sure of it. TADA! how easy is that!!!!!
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