Pinwheel Project to start Feb 10, 2011 NEW
02-03-2011, 08:26 PM
#32
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Count me in!!
Loved your tutorial it was great and I am so going to do this method.
I have a bunch of charm squares that I have for a quilt to make for my sister and just tonight I was trying to think about what pattern I wanted to try. This is it!! Plus it will be done by her b-day, if I stay on track.
Originally Posted by granky
I have a bunch of charm squares that I have for a quilt to make for my sister and just tonight I was trying to think about what pattern I wanted to try. This is it!! Plus it will be done by her b-day, if I stay on track.
02-04-2011, 02:49 AM
#34
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 3,708
I woke up at 3 am and the first thing to pop in my head was pinwheels! :D
It dawned on me that using 5" squares in the draw the line method would end up with a 9" finished square which I think is perfect for my project.
Using 5" squares with the sew around the edges method, the finished block would be only 6". Not the perfect for me 9" size I was thinking.
I looked up this chart I had seen on here to calculate the finished size block for the sew around method and thought I would share.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-57124-1.htm
If you double the second number in the chart and subtract 1" you get the size of the finished square. (according to my calculations)
Luckily for me, the blocks I am using are 10" right now so if I cut them to 8" instead of 5" my blocks should be my perfect 9"!
As of now, I will be using 8" blocks in the sew around the edge method and making the quilt 9x8 blocks and then maybe a border or two!
All this is subject to change of course!
:-D
It dawned on me that using 5" squares in the draw the line method would end up with a 9" finished square which I think is perfect for my project.
Using 5" squares with the sew around the edges method, the finished block would be only 6". Not the perfect for me 9" size I was thinking.
I looked up this chart I had seen on here to calculate the finished size block for the sew around method and thought I would share.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-57124-1.htm
If you double the second number in the chart and subtract 1" you get the size of the finished square. (according to my calculations)
Luckily for me, the blocks I am using are 10" right now so if I cut them to 8" instead of 5" my blocks should be my perfect 9"!
As of now, I will be using 8" blocks in the sew around the edge method and making the quilt 9x8 blocks and then maybe a border or two!
All this is subject to change of course!
:-D
02-04-2011, 03:53 AM
#37
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Misssissippi
Posts: 3,196
Originally Posted by hoppyfrog
Originally Posted by purplemem
I'm in! I've been wanting to do this.
Great to see you, too. This will be fun to work together again.
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