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I found the pattern on Quilmaker's website too. Just finished my first one. Had to add additional blocks to the pattern since the charity I make quilt tops for have minimum dimensions. Here is a photo. Print was a very old VIP strawberry print. Doesn't show up that well. This was the easiest and quickest pattern I have ever made in over 25 years of quilting.
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I just finished a Warm Wishes that I made just for me. :) The others I made were for either friends or charity, but I knew someday I would make one for myself. I like how it turned out. I did make my two narrower strips the same color. One of my friends wanted hers made that way, and it looked good, I thought....so I made mine the same way.
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Ok one more question on this - are all the focus fabric squares the same size or do you use two different size squares, larger for the centers and slightly smaller for the cornerstones?
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Originally Posted by mom-6
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Ok one more question on this - are all the focus fabric squares the same size or do you use two different size squares, larger for the centers and slightly smaller for the cornerstones?
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Originally Posted by cindyb
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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've used the Warm Wishes pattern several times and have changed the size of the bands each time, depending on what I found most pleasing to the eye with the fabrics/colors I was using.
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Originally Posted by tessagin
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I just learn more and more from this board!
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I have made this quilt several times and have enjoyed each one I made. The only exception to that was when my focus fabric repeat didn't give me the same jungle animals every time, so I fussy cut 40 squares of focus fabric. I adjusted the math for the band widths to ensure I wouldn't have to mess with cutting those funny. I ended up doing the math wrong and had the opportunity to fussy cut 40 strip pieced blocks. NEVER AGAIN. Even if it's "simple" math, I will ask here for confirmation I did the math right before I piece all that together.
I had enough of the FF left to make another one. I'm going to make the blocks big enough to accommodate strip piecing and no more fussy cutting. |
I have made several quilts in the warm wishes pattern. One of the things I like to do is use 2 focus fabrics. One that is "framed" and another that floats.
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You can make the strips in your pieced blocks any size you want. Here is a stacked 4 patch where I framed each 4 patch, then used a thin strip in the center of the pieced block. I think it really changes the look.
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