1 inch squares - has anyone made a quilt like this?
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I routinely sew smaller bits (less than an inch) together for crumb blocks and have never had a problem with too much bulk, but I heavily starch and press until the seams are very flat and if necessary I pound them with a hammer (tailors trick). Not sure if you’ve seen some of the “inchies” posted on the internet, but if you do a search for inchies you’ll see a lot of interesting work.
edited to add- I do my own quilting so am not as concerned with bulk as a long armer might be.
Rob
edited to add- I do my own quilting so am not as concerned with bulk as a long armer might be.
Rob
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Wait...like the hammer my husband has in his tool box? THAT kind of hammer??
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No, those squares are not too small if you have the will and desire. I sewed this quilt for my husband using the grid method. My squares finished at 1/2". I trimmed down my seam allowance to 1/8" to help with bulk. Here's the pic of mine.
It came out far better than I expected and there is no way I personally could have done it without the grid.
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It came out far better than I expected and there is no way I personally could have done it without the grid.
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This is what I was looking for!!!! Thank you so much!
You have given me hope and inspiration!
I will not use a 1/4 inch seam, because like Tartan mentioned, it would just meet up with each other on each side. I won't be "quilting" it much when it's done. I'll just do some straight stitching.
I think I'll do blocks of 10x10 (so 100 1 inch squares) and then either join them with sashing or just join them.
I do have the fusible grid, so that makes my life much easier ... if I didn't have the grid, I wouldn't even think about it!
Thanks so much everyone!
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This is what I was looking for!!!! Thank you so much!
You have given me hope and inspiration!
I will not use a 1/4 inch seam, because like Tartan mentioned, it would just meet up with each other on each side. I won't be "quilting" it much when it's done. I'll just do some straight stitching.
I think I'll do blocks of 10x10 (so 100 1 inch squares) and then either join them with sashing or just join them.
I do have the fusible grid, so that makes my life much easier ... if I didn't have the grid, I wouldn't even think about it!
Thanks so much everyone!
You have given me hope and inspiration!
I will not use a 1/4 inch seam, because like Tartan mentioned, it would just meet up with each other on each side. I won't be "quilting" it much when it's done. I'll just do some straight stitching.
I think I'll do blocks of 10x10 (so 100 1 inch squares) and then either join them with sashing or just join them.
I do have the fusible grid, so that makes my life much easier ... if I didn't have the grid, I wouldn't even think about it!
Thanks so much everyone!
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And I just finished making a piece! What fun! Wanted to buy the fusible from them, but it seems they no longer sell it? I looked everywhere. I know there are others available. The pellon I marked was old and thick which made it more difficult but it worked. (If you decide to draw you own, make sure to draw your squares a little bigger! Like perhaps 1/16th inch.
I will take a ruler to the store to measure when I buy. Would be great for jelly roll strips to make 2" squares!
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PS - even with the heavier fusible, I followed the directions on the video from Ten Sisters and had absolutely no problem with seam bulk. One trick if fusible is heavy - I have an old broken, small sized knitting needle that I score freezer paper with for paper piecing and it work super well for these folds, too!
Thanks MarionQuilts! Always love to try something new!
I will take a ruler to the store to measure when I buy. Would be great for jelly roll strips to make 2" squares!
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PS - even with the heavier fusible, I followed the directions on the video from Ten Sisters and had absolutely no problem with seam bulk. One trick if fusible is heavy - I have an old broken, small sized knitting needle that I score freezer paper with for paper piecing and it work super well for these folds, too!
Thanks MarionQuilts! Always love to try something new!
Last edited by Kitsie; 03-29-2018 at 03:04 PM. Reason: bit more info
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