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thequiltmama 02-09-2011 12:49 PM

I vote disappearing 9 patch. It looks like it is hard but it is super easy and you can use scrappy or planned colors :-)

cazann 02-09-2011 12:50 PM


Originally Posted by noveltyjunkie
How many different patterns in the 500?

I don't know as yet as they have only just arrived and i've not had the time to look properly, will do that when DH is at work, as i have a very small bungalow and need to firtst lay them on the floor, am getting very excited at the prospect of making a quilt,

Mariposa 02-09-2011 12:58 PM

perhaps a D9P, or a watercolor~

tjradj 02-09-2011 01:09 PM

For something easy where you don't have to match up seams at all, sew them into strips. Once you have as many strips as the quilt width you want (account for losing 1/2" at every seam allowance)
Then cut 1/2 block off the end of every other row, and sew the rows together. That way the blocks will be staggered.
When you're done, trim the other end where you have half blocks sticking out past the shorter strips, bind and you've got it.
You could also make it "quilt as you go" by putting your backing and batting together before you start attaching the strips together. Pin the first strip down the center of the batt. Then lay the next strip, face down, on top of the first strip and sew the 1/4" seam down one side. Fold the top strip over and press. Put the next strip, face down on top of strip #2, and sew your seam. Flip it and press. Continue adding strips until you reach the side of your batting. Then turn the quilt around and start adding strips from the middle out again.
When you're done, your quilt will be "stitched in the ditch" from top to bottom. You can leave it as is, or add horizontal stitching if you want to.

misseva 02-09-2011 01:39 PM

You could also join our group that is making one pinwheel a day starting 2/10 thru 4/30. Go to search & type in "pinwheel to start". Some of the women are using 5" squares for that project.

sewwhat85 02-09-2011 01:41 PM

dont know what you should do but sure sounds like fun


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