one and a half inch strips
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I have to agree with the log cabin idea. I never use logs larger than 1.5 inches, frequently use 1&1/4 inch logs. I use at least 4 rounds, often 5 or 6 as I it makes such texturally interesting quilts.
The quilt below is one made years ago for my daughter at college (she's now a pediatrician and 37-year-old mom to 5-month-old Quinn). The fabric in one "log" looks like lace but is actually just a loopy print in the black fabric. There were 5 logs on each side of this one, with a 1.75-inch "hearth" block.
Jan in VA
The quilt below is one made years ago for my daughter at college (she's now a pediatrician and 37-year-old mom to 5-month-old Quinn). The fabric in one "log" looks like lace but is actually just a loopy print in the black fabric. There were 5 logs on each side of this one, with a 1.75-inch "hearth" block.
Jan in VA
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I participated in Amanda’s (crazymomquilts.blogspot.com) last summer and used up a ton of strip scraps.
http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2...al-week-1.html
http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2...al-week-1.html
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Craftsy has a free pattern for a heart block made from 1 1/2" strips by Diane Knott called Strippy Heart Quilt Block. As long as your strips are 6 1/2" inches long they are useable. I'm making a table runner and a throw quilt made from various colors from mine.
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]588189[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]588190[/ATTACH]Here's a couple of pictures of blocks I have made using 1 1/2 inch strips using Creatiive Grids Pineapple quilt ruler. Very easy. The ruler comes in two sizes. These were made with the large ruler (first picture is of four 10" blocks, the second is a pillow made from 1 block). Jenny Down has a tutorial on MSQC that hooked me on it. You do need 2 1/2 inch fabric for the corners and the center square. The third picture was made with the small ruler but after I took this picture I realized I had cut the outer round the wrong size and have since fixed it but didn't have a final picture.
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