Need help with simple 'Warm Wishes"
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Need help with simple 'Warm Wishes"
So many of you have suggested the 'Warm Wishes' as the quick and easy go to pattern. While it does look simple, I am a little confused by the Band strips. I want to make these out of my scraps. Do I understand that the two outside strips should be cut at 2" and the inside strip should be cut at 3"? I am a picture person and this picture does not show those sizes. So, I'm assuming the two outside strips will be fairly small. Got the free pattern from Quiltmaker magazine on line.
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I read the pattern as you said, 3 inch inner band, and 2 inch outer bands. Then they will total 6 inches (subtract 4 seam allowances at .25 is 1 inch). Therefore cut the strip pieced units at 6 inches to get squares.
As tartan said, these squares need to equal your focus fabric.
As tartan said, these squares need to equal your focus fabric.
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My focus blocks are are 7 1/2, my center strip is 3 1/2 and the side ones are 2 1/2. The size of the roses in the focus fabric block determined it's size and the others need to total the same. It's your quilt.
The Warm Wishes pattern cuts the red and black prints at 2", the gold print at 3" and the focus blocks at 6" as you already know.
The Warm Wishes pattern cuts the red and black prints at 2", the gold print at 3" and the focus blocks at 6" as you already know.
Last edited by irishrose; 12-03-2013 at 07:10 AM.
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This is the way I always do it, too. I like the slightly bigger blocks.
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I am just finishing a warm wishes quilt (my first one and I am very happy with it) I made the 3 strips the same width - and the focus square to match their total width. I had a pattern that I was working from. I am going to make anyother one of these and when I do I am going to think about the 1 strip being wider
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