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Old 05-30-2015, 01:43 PM
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Thank you Lynda, these graphics are great! they really help clarify this block.
Would you sew the 9 patch square like you would a granny square block?
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Old 05-30-2015, 01:57 PM
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You're very welcome! You could do it as a granny square, with strip piecing or really whatever is easiest and most fun for you.

I took it a step further and redid it on point. There are so many possibilities for the lightest blue square block. You can leave it a single color for quilting, you could do it as scrappy squares all in a light tone, or you could pop in a square in a square. What fun!
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Old 05-30-2015, 02:04 PM
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I would do it like LyndaOH illustrated it.
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Old 05-30-2015, 02:04 PM
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oh wow, I love the way that looks! Its slightly different, and I can't figure out exactly where the difference is, but I really like it
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Old 05-30-2015, 02:10 PM
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I actually see it as a "Warm wishes" pattern. The nine patch is attached to a 3 piece rail (where the center stripe is made up of 2 squares and an hourglass block, and the outside stripes match the full squares of the in-between rows). Of course, since it is on point, some of the squares would have to be halved to make the side triangles. Good luck. Ann
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Old 05-30-2015, 02:14 PM
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Here it is when I take it a step further still - the first one I just added borders and the second one I added the square in a square to some blocks with a little extra something-something. You could put those extra blocks in any arrangement - maybe just in the blocks on the edge of quilt or maybe just one block in from the edge.

This is how I typically use EQ to design. It kind of scares me sometimes what's going on in my little pea brain!
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Old 05-30-2015, 03:54 PM
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EQ looks like a lot of fun! Im amazed at what you can do with it !
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Old 05-30-2015, 06:31 PM
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The block looks like the X and Square quilt block from Quilter's Cache. Hers is paper pieced, but can certainly be done a number of ways.
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Old 05-31-2015, 03:28 AM
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Jan's diagram and explanation makes sense....less work, straight blocks, then on final construction put it on point to get the complicated look!
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Old 05-31-2015, 06:10 AM
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I just want to say I love this board and all the wonderful people that are willing to help!!!!!!
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