I have a question about making a postage stamp quilt.
09-18-2011, 03:14 PM
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Ask yourself if it will bother you if there are duplicate fabrics in the quilt or not. If it would bother you, then no, by all means use different fabric, but if it doesn't bother you, then go for it! I think it's one of those things that YOU need to decide if you can deal with or not. Good luck!
09-18-2011, 05:16 PM
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Hey Ya'll I just cut up a bunch of my squares! Because of all you're comments I cut a bunch of duplicates! I probably have 10 times more squares than I would've had without ya'll!! Thanks!!!
09-18-2011, 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by dublb
I have started collecting fabrics for my Postage Stamp. I know that you're not supposed to duplicate any fabrics but( :wink: ) some of my scraps have so many different looks that once they are cut into 1 1/2" squares you would never know that they were from the same fabric. Is that acceptable ???
I think this will be my "leader & ender" quilt.
I think this will be my "leader & ender" quilt.
i agree with scraps having "different looks" & have already cut some. have also thought about using the BACKS of some, too.
when you look at the finished top, and those 1" squares--who's gonna be pointing at the ones that are the same???
09-19-2011, 04:44 AM
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I think that's a great idea and I would love to do that. We could do ramdom colors or have a theme for each person.
Originally Posted by LyndaOH
I want to do a postage stamp quilt too. I started out making four patches from leftover squares and I'm undecided whether to incorporate them into the postage stamp quilt because they are each made of two fabrics. I think it might be nice to scatter them throughout.
In thinking about strip piecing, I was wondering if it would work to do a swap with strip piecing. For example, I take 25 (or so) different fabrics in my stash, cut a 1 1/2" strip from each and sew the strips together. I then subcut this into 25 (or so) 1 1/2" strips. Each of these strips would have one each of the twenty five fabrics. I swap 24 of them with other swappers, so everyone ends up with 25 different strips.
Would that work? Would anyone be interested?
In thinking about strip piecing, I was wondering if it would work to do a swap with strip piecing. For example, I take 25 (or so) different fabrics in my stash, cut a 1 1/2" strip from each and sew the strips together. I then subcut this into 25 (or so) 1 1/2" strips. Each of these strips would have one each of the twenty five fabrics. I swap 24 of them with other swappers, so everyone ends up with 25 different strips.
Would that work? Would anyone be interested?
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