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Murphy1 12-24-2013 10:46 AM

Im collecting 2 inch blocks, will have to save this, thanks for sharing.

Originally Posted by mary quilting (Post 6471380)
Check this out it might save you a lot of time if you do it this way. I saw it on pinterest today.(very timely)
http://www.sewmamasew.com/2009/10/el...-tiny-squares/


Twisted Quilter 12-24-2013 06:59 PM

Looks like I'll be nesting. Thanks all!

DogHouseMom 12-24-2013 08:23 PM


Originally Posted by mary quilting (Post 6471380)
Check this out it might save you a lot of time if you do it this way. I saw it on pinterest today.(very timely)
http://www.sewmamasew.com/2009/10/el...-tiny-squares/

Wondering ... if I wanted to make a usable quilt (so don't want interfacing) ... could I use freezer paper then pull it off the back after sewing??

Hmmm ... may have to give that a try.

teacherbailey 12-25-2013 04:16 AM

I just finished the first 1/4 of my postage stamp sized (1" finished squares) Trip Around the World. I strip pieced it and it's turning out great. I didn't worry about how I ironed, I just ironed a lot and it's all fine. 40 fabrics, 80 rows in the whole quilt for a total of 6400 pieces in the finished quilt (hopefully sometime this spring!) 1600 pieces in this quarter, which is a Christmas gift.....

sherryl1 12-25-2013 07:30 AM

Just do what works best for you.Or do you N E E D a rule to work by.

Barb_MO 12-25-2013 08:06 AM

have to try this. I would like to do a miniature trip around the world.

DDuMouchel 12-25-2013 08:35 AM

I've been working on a Postage Stamp quilt using 1" finished squares. Mine is a checkerboard pattern with every other square being white (Kona Snow) so I did blocks of 10 squares by 10 with seams pressed toward the colored squares. I have found I get beautiful results by pressing each row after it's added. This is easy for me to do as I have a little pressing station set up next to my sewing machine so all I have to do is swivel my chair. Sewing station is a wooden TV tray with batting and a cover over it. I also like to have an extra piece of disposable fabric over the cover as I sometimes use starch or Clear Press and over time the area where I iron the most will discolor and become brittle. When it's discolored I just rotate the cloth or if there's no clear space left, toss it.

I had to smile reading the description of "small pieces" and realizing they are talking about 2" squares. After you've worked with 1.5 inch squares for a while even a 2" square looks big ...

JanieH 12-25-2013 10:56 AM


Originally Posted by mary quilting (Post 6471380)
Check this out it might save you a lot of time if you do it this way. I saw it on pinterest today.(very timely)
http://www.sewmamasew.com/2009/10/el...-tiny-squares/

This is fabulous! I have some fabric from my mother's clothes she wore in her last years and have wanted to make mini-quilts for my siblings. This will be a fantastic method! Thank you for sharing the link!

IowaStitcher 12-25-2013 04:21 PM

I made such a quilt as a millenium quilt with 2000 squares. I used the gridded Pellon (?) interfacing and sewed according to the directions. It worked great and saved me much frustration, offering accurate sewing and little problem matching seams.

ccthomas 12-25-2013 07:38 PM

Thanks for sharing the PS tutorial.


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