I really need someone's help, please...
#11
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Good Grief?! lol if it takes 20 years to complete one of these then I'm in trouble!! These have been in a box for better than 30 years as it is! lol fortunately, they aren't dry-rotted.... just musty! *gag*
#12
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these are very likely the corner squares...look at a picture of the double wedding ring...there are 4 arcs with a 2 color, 4 patch that joins 4 different arcs in their corners... they are typically contrasting to the rest of the arcs...so that may be what they are... are the arcs 2.5" on the straight side?
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I have been quilting since 1992 and have never made a quilt without a pattern. I wouldn't know where to start. Wow! To me, that's amazing that so many people make up their own patterns. I would love to try. How do you start? How do you figure out the correct sizes of each piece? I see quilts I like, but I always think if they made it a little different, it would be more to my liking. I'd love to know how to make my own pattern. Any help?
#15
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you simply draw the block or circle in the exact size you want, draw all lines involved, then label, photograph or duplicate, and cut each piece apart. Now add 1/4" on all edges and begin to piece....
#17
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Looking at your pieces I do think they were intended for a Double Wedding Ring quilt. If possible I would be looking for the rotary cutting plastic templates for DWR. If they are the right size I would use the already pieced sections and recut them with the plastic templates to size (I have seen them but it's been a while) You could draw up the pattern close to the size but a little smaller so you could neaten the original pieces before piecing or find a good pattern and bring it to a copier and enlarge or reduce the pattern to match the pieces. Good luck!
#18
I have a DWR that I finished last year and am in the process of hand quilting it. I have renamed it the "quilt from hell" only because I started it about 20 years ago and it was hard to get it all the fit together nicely. But I will be gifting it to my grandson and his wife and there are no Quilt Police in their home.
#20
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Location: Missouri
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Yes, they are for a wedding ring quilt. A popular pattern you should be able to find on the internet. Since you already have the 'ring' sections, you may have to make the rest of the pattern. A pattern you find may not work with what you already have.
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