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Old 03-09-2010, 09:45 AM
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THANK YOU !!!! ALL CLEAR HERE. Thank you for taking the time for answering.

Originally Posted by Barb_MO
I've been thinking about this statement this morning...but not regarding my typing . Re the size of the strips. you can cut the strips 4 1/2 to piece your panels. then cut those panels into strips 2 1/2 in wide.Then you would sew the 2 1/2 in strips together and you would be constructing your top from left to right across the quilt.
Or, you can cut the strips 2 1/2 in. to sew into panels. then cut the pane into strips 4 1/2 in. wide. constructing the top from left to right, starting a the bottom, working up the length of the quilt.

I hope this is correct...My memory isn't what it used to be and it had been a long time since I made one of these.


Originally Posted by Rainbow
Originally Posted by Barb_MO
Originally Posted by Quilter2B
Very pretty! What size are your strips? I'm in the middle of a scrappy one; didn't think to make the strips bigger than 2 1/2" - ugh
The size of these atripsare 4/12 and then the sub cuts are 2 1/2


please...rephrase this last sentence, please. I do not understand.
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