Choice of large or small blocks?
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Choice of large or small blocks?
if you were going to make a simple scrappy --oh, say, pinwheels or squares or whatever -- what size block would you choose? small little blocks {4,5,6} or larger ones? or do you just follow the pattern?
I see some great designs, but think it would look better larger or smaller--- I find it quite an obstacle in choosing a design...and whether it is ever started or not! So-- do you prefer large or small?
I see some great designs, but think it would look better larger or smaller--- I find it quite an obstacle in choosing a design...and whether it is ever started or not! So-- do you prefer large or small?
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If I see one I think would look better with larger blocks I make it with larger blocks, and if I want it with smaller then that's what I do. Sometimes it depends on what scraps I want to use up. Each quilt is different and gets what I think is best for that particular project
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I'm with ckcowl. I use different sizes for different quilts. Sometimes I thing big blocks work best and sometimes when the idea strikes me a smaller size seems like a good idea. Coming up on my list is to do a giant block quilt. Maybe like 30 inch pinwheels or something like that. Bigger blocks seem more modern to me.
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For me it often depends on the fabric. If it's a fabric I really really like and don't want to cut up, I'll do the whole quilt in nothing but simple 12" squares! I did that with the Tim Holtz fabric that came out recently; king size top, just 12" squares. I just need to get this puppy quilted and then it'll be my new bed quilt! (This one is MINE, MINE, MINE!) I also have a floral quilt in just 12" squares in progress, special request from my MIL; based on a quilt she saw in a catalog.
But then sometimes 2" squares are just the ticket! I make a pretty wide variety of styles so I don't have any one particular size that is my default. It's always changing.
But then sometimes 2" squares are just the ticket! I make a pretty wide variety of styles so I don't have any one particular size that is my default. It's always changing.
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