Can you explain this better?
 

Love this quilt but do not understand cutting three inch blocks to get the tine white stips; anyone familiar with this pattern and can explain a bit better or maybe know of link to tutorial done here on QB? Thank you. http://www.littlemissshabby.com/2011...-scrap-winner/

Well, this was a short-lived post; found the answer! I do not like using an entire square for the process, though. http://www.littlemissshabby.com/2011...lock-tutorial/

Thanks for the link. She is doing a counted cross stitch that I am going to follow.

Why not make quarter square triangles and then put a thin sashing on? It would be the same thing, except easier, at least to me it would be.

you can do the same with narrow strips. looks like it finishes up at 1/2" or so, so you could cut 1" strips. I saw a tute last week that had a similar narrow strip - they cut the strips 1" longer than the diagonal of the block if i remember correctly. try cutting the same out of paper and test the size before you cut from fabric.

Thank you for the input! All the suggestions seem like they would work better. A strip seems so much simpler than cutting out a bunch of squares; I am not a fan of cutting squares!

But I love the quilt!!

You could draw it off and paper piece it. It is pretty simple. Really a cute quilt.

That's what I'd do too. Much less waste and no wonky corners nice and stable. Think i'll try it - I do lots of kids quilts and this is a cute one.

I am no way a quilt whiz but was wondering and will ask this question, could you strip piece these?

This is what I'm gonna try. Just got back from my graph paper! Charm Squares and Mini Charm Squares and white fabric added in:
on copy/graph paper draw a 5 inch square then, inside that square come in 1/4 inch dashed line all around. Now, take your square ruler and find the diagonal line and in outside 5" line one of the corners find the 1 1/2 inch mark and draw the dia line - move ruler up to 1 7/8 and draw next dia line. do the same to the opposite corner.
So use your charm square as the base, I think you can cut the mini square in half to use on corners and I think a 4 1/2 inch strip of fabric cut 3/4inch wide will do the white piece.
Of course you can use any size square to your liking then just adjust the corner square but then the mini charm wouldn't work.

i am only going to throw this out there -----could that 3" block be so that when put together the grain of the fabric all goes the same way??? just a thought

I saw this post yesterday and fell in love with the quilt. I'm doing it with the 5 inch square, the 3 inch white square and the 2 inch colored square. I've got it all cut and most of the 3 inch squares sewn on the 5 inch squares. This one goes really fast with chain sewing. I just hope mine turns out 1/2 as nice as the one shown in the link. I went through all my drawers of fabric and pulled out all the pieces that were less than a quarter yard. I can now actually close all those drawers now!

"You could draw it off and paper piece it. It is pretty simple. Really a cute quilt. " Love paper piecing and you are right!

@Nammie to 7: Wow, you are proactive! Can't wait to see the top when done. Goes pretty fast with the square approach, huh?

Makes good sense; between you and Nammie I am rethinking the waste factor of using squares or considering the paper piecing. Think will try both. Thanks.

Another good approach. Thanks for sharing. When you all talk of charm squares is that where you purchase a stack already cut? I need to use scraps.

Don't know. Thinking on it though.