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#63
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Stack n Whack has always seemed to have been misnamed to me - because one lines up (stacks) the pieces of ONE fabric carefully and cuts carefully - attempting to have each piece the same in a given pile.
Seems like similar techniques/patterns have a lot of different names.
Seems like similar techniques/patterns have a lot of different names.
#64
I have seen a video of it. I think either on the Quilt show or an old Simply Quilts. I believe what you are talking about is you take a stack of squares, the size doesn't matter, as long as they are all the same size.
You then slice the stack of squares into pieces. You can make straight cuts, but it works best if you make angular cuts. If you are cutting a wonky 9 patch, you would need nine squares. If you cut a wonky 4 patch you need 4 squares.
You then sew together the pieces you cut - one from each color square to make a block. You then have squares that are identical in shapes, but each one is different colors.
Make sense?
You then slice the stack of squares into pieces. You can make straight cuts, but it works best if you make angular cuts. If you are cutting a wonky 9 patch, you would need nine squares. If you cut a wonky 4 patch you need 4 squares.
You then sew together the pieces you cut - one from each color square to make a block. You then have squares that are identical in shapes, but each one is different colors.
Make sense?
#66
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Originally Posted by quiltinNsmilin
There's another pattern that starts with a 15-inch block. You cut two parallel vertical lines then two parallel horizontal lines.... then you stack the pieces in different ways. It is called magic tile.
You sew black fabric between the resulting pieces and it makes
a gorgeous stained glass look. It's more work than the stack and whack but the effect is wonderful - especially if you use fabrics that have some gold in them.
You sew black fabric between the resulting pieces and it makes
a gorgeous stained glass look. It's more work than the stack and whack but the effect is wonderful - especially if you use fabrics that have some gold in them.
#67
Do you mean that you added the sashing to the cut piece before re-assembling the pile and cutting again? So that the finished item would have the stained glass window effect (as MelodyW, Thequilter48 on page 4 of this blog has done?) (Sorry to be a bit dense!).
#68
There is a tutorial on UTube showing how to make Crazy shortcut quilts. That's what you are describing. The lady is Marguerita McManus and she and her daughter wrote a book with the instructions on how to make these quilts. They are quilt as you go and are very easy. Beautiful!
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