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Old 02-20-2010, 09:55 AM
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howard anne baumann
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Well, I would use the beautiful red as one piece, the backing, and I would find two more pieces in a kinda salmon/pinkish color, a red to match the dark, and maybe a dark tannish/olive green . You could use an "around the world" pattern. Cut six inch squares, put a row of six red in the center, straight in a row, or however, an d then surround that row with any of the other materials you have, and just keep alternating the design to please yourself. No borders. when you have the size you want laid out then you sew your squares together in rows and then you sew the rows together. You can label you different fabrics A,B,C,D,etc. Sandwich the finished top and either have a flat end where the quilt top meets the backing or allow enough to bring the backing over for a border, which I really like, because then you bring it all together. Or just arrange the squares however you want and have fun! Remember, everything can be fixed! You can always buy more material and it's only money. So be creative! don't worry about perfection or what somebody else thinks. You just follow your own instincts, learn, create, and have fun as you go. Quilting should be enjoyable and relaxing! So goo with the flow.
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