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Old 05-21-2017, 11:19 AM
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Good ideas. Anxious to see what you decide.
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Old 05-21-2017, 12:53 PM
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How fond of them are you?

Do you really want to do something with them?

Would you like to have someone else win them?
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Old 05-21-2017, 01:07 PM
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make a baby quilt...3 blocks by 3 blocks...leave center block as a solid background block and applique something in it personal for the baby...such as it's name
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Old 05-21-2017, 07:26 PM
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Thank you, there are some really good ideas here. I'll post a pic when I get one to post.
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Old 05-21-2017, 07:42 PM
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Personally, whatever I used them in, I'd leave out the warm colored one (top row, 3rd over). It clashes, in my opinion. If you want to use them but not make more exactly in that block, what about alternating them with scrappy, cool-colored pinwheels?
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Old 05-21-2017, 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted by KLO View Post
This sounded like a good idea to me and then made me think that you could actually turn them on point and add triangles to each side to make the blocks larger, square in a square sort of. .............
Actually using the hourglass blocks would accomplish the same and would be a lot simpler to do.
Once all blocks are sewn together, then it would appear that you had added the triangles.
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Old 05-22-2017, 02:07 AM
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My mind went to a baby quilt....twinkle twinkle little star. If for a boy..sash with blue or girl..sash with pink and then add a cute print border. Have fun whatever choice you make!
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Old 05-22-2017, 02:57 AM
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Super interesting thread. I am having the same problem with some blocks I made. I need something to unite them. I see some ideas that might work for me. I will be anxious to see what you do to unify your blocks.
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Old 05-22-2017, 03:08 AM
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Originally Posted by popover View Post
Alternating with 9 patch in the same color combinations would look really nice. I've actually seen a quilt made that way.
Exactly what I would do, to make them look like the center blocks of an Irish Chain quilt.
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Old 05-22-2017, 03:24 AM
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Originally Posted by bearisgray View Post
How fond of them are you?

Do you really want to do something with them?

Would you like to have someone else win them?
I totally agree - just because you won them doesn't mean that you have to use them. Pass them on to someone who will love them. I don't participate in such projects for this reason.
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