Piecing with 1 1/2" squares
#22
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Oregon
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I recently made a sampler quilt for my daughter made of 4-1/2 inch finished blocks, so accuracy was a necessity! I found that my accuracy went way up when I used tiny drops of glue (plain old washable glue in a bottle with a tip that put out very tiny drops; I found a set of three on Amazon). I placed tiny dots of glue at the edges inside the seam allowance, put the two pieces together, pressed with a hot iron to dry quickly, and then allowed to cool before actually sewing them together. I used 50 weight thread in the top and 60 weight thread in the bobbin. I used a scant 1/4-inch or 1-/4 inch seam allowance - whatever got me the finished block size called for.
I wish you well with you sewing!
I wish you well with you sewing!
#27
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Join Date: May 2011
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I use a lot of 1.5" squares in sashing to make 4-patches at the join and I make sure they are starched board stiff so they don't distort and I also use a 60 weight thread and a smaller stitch. I also try to do as much strip piecing as I can so I don't have to handle the small blocks individually.
#29
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Dallas area, Texas, USA
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That's actually a wonderful idea! I have tried tiny squares only for things like mug rugs, and I don't enjoy it. Right now it would be a tangent away from UFO's, so I'd better just bookmark this thread and save it for someday.
#30
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Okay so I am the odd one here. I love tiny pieces. Currently working pn Sue Garmen Oh My Gosh quilt using 1" strips for the 4p and 9p needed in the blocks.Need 440 4p and 550 9p. Have about 150 4p and 200 9p to make yet. Using all from scraps but using strip piecing techniques. This one uses 3/4 " pieces