patch patch anything goes
Ok, I am finished with the squares so far. I made some star blocks and then some bow ties. I ended up with a long 80 x54 quilt. First I sewed two star block together so I could sew 3 bow ties to that side, as the bow ties are four patch and the stars are 9 patch. I didn't like the effect as all the stars looked kind of stiff just there in the middle....but when I looked at how much I would have to rip? I decided to heck with it lol.
So then I started making more bow ties. ...didn't want to make anymore stars. I add two more patches to the bow ties and put a row of these plus just a four patch between each bow tie. I sewed those strips along both side of the quilt and this is what it looks like. It ended up 81x81, a good size. I can see all the color squares and they are in bow ties and stars. Instead of just plain squares.