Has anyone tried this with good results? I want to make my bro a quilt but want to use Marine Corp. fabric. I have 5 one yard pieces. Do you think it will work with yardage?

That will work quantity wise but you will wind up with matching fabrics back to back on some of your blocks. I just helped a friend with one and she bought eight fabrics and it was still some trouble laying out to avoid the fabrics being back to back.

Maybe you can add some other colors and patterns from your stash....that pattern does look best wtih many different colors IMHO

Get yourself five or six co-ordinating fabrics and you'll be all set!! It'll be great!

I've wondered about that myself. Post pics if you do it!! Take 5 is a similar pattern, but only uses 5 fabrics (duh)! I like it because you can arrange the blocks in a pattern or random. Plus I have the accuquilt die!! LOL!

Don't forget you probably have some directional prints and you'll have to factor that in too.

ali

I will look at the Take 5 pattern. thanks.

Decided to use a different pattern all together. Found one in Quick Quilts that will allow my focus fabric to be upright. And it's simple and quick piecing.

I make TT with 1/3 yard cuts. I still use at least 12 or so different fabrics tho. I cut the 10.5 square first. I actually enjoy the "waste" fabric...or leftovers. I save them to make a YBR quilt. So, I really don't have any waste...and two quilts. Another thought for us scrappy quilters...I have a box set up and as I go through my scraps I cut the sizes needed for TT and YBR and put them in the box. Before too long, I have a scrappy quilt already to sew up.

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