Want to use a lot of 5 in squares?
05-16-2025, 05:24 AM
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Want to use a lot of 5 in squares?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKfmP6lQMi4
I'm not one to make scrap quilts but I had lots of random 5 inch squares in a bin. I made one block and then another before I knew it i had 54 blocks made. It was fun to see how the finished block would be, like a kaleidoscope block. I didn't match anything, went with contrast or doesn't match at all. The block seems to me to be a disappearing square in a square. Some tips I found along the way. After making the first block heavy starch it before cutting again. I used 324 squares that I thought would never be used. Here is picture of my finished blocks. It was fun to make and will be a donation quilt to foster care.
I'm not one to make scrap quilts but I had lots of random 5 inch squares in a bin. I made one block and then another before I knew it i had 54 blocks made. It was fun to see how the finished block would be, like a kaleidoscope block. I didn't match anything, went with contrast or doesn't match at all. The block seems to me to be a disappearing square in a square. Some tips I found along the way. After making the first block heavy starch it before cutting again. I used 324 squares that I thought would never be used. Here is picture of my finished blocks. It was fun to make and will be a donation quilt to foster care.
Last edited by Onebyone; 05-16-2025 at 05:27 AM.
05-16-2025, 07:16 AM
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A lady in my Community service sewing group was making that quilt at our last meeting. It made a really interesting and attractive quilt. She hates cutting, so another lady was making 5" squares for her on her Accuquilt cutter.
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Last edited by bkay; 05-16-2025 at 07:18 AM.
05-17-2025, 06:36 AM
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correction: starch the square in a square block before trimming to 7" square. Measure from the middle out to square up is much easier using a 3 1/2 " ruler.
Last edited by Onebyone; 05-17-2025 at 06:38 AM.
