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I say go for the CW GFG...and let's see a picture!

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Originally Posted by JustAbitCrazy (Post 5314174)

Are you familiar with the pattern "Jack's Chain"? It is the one which uses small squares to make nine patches which are then arranged in a circular pattern very similar to a Double Wedding Ring. The nine patches are joined with triangles inbetween, so the entire quilt is constructed with Y seams, but it's a gorgeous quilt. It is the last pattern in the book "101 Nine Patch Quilts", by Marti Michell.

"Jack's Chain" is a fabulous pattern! So is "Yank's Chain" which is sort of a scrappy-esque Irish Chain kind of deal (nothing like being definite... LOL!). I made one eons ago (& sold it so I can't show you a picture of it) & it was kinda cool.

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Originally Posted by djrl (Post 5319100)

Here's a nine patch using small squares: http://www.fonsandporter.com/content...PatchRings.pdf

What a fabulous pattern! THANK YOU for the link!!!!!

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Originally Posted by burchquilts (Post 5324419)

I looked on line and found the Jack's Chain quilt pattern, but I didn't find anything when I googled Yank's Chain pattern. Is it possibly known by a different name?

I basted some of the hexigons with the CW fabric. I took some pictures. I will try to download them and post them shortly.

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Originally Posted by rrhaigh (Post 5313465)

I cut out around 1,500 squares 2.5" to make grandmothers flower garden quilt - I was feeling very ambitious. My mistake, I think, is I used Civil War fabrics in reds, blues, greens, golds, tans, browns and a civil war yellow for the center. I have a creamy/goldish muslin for the paths (not cut out yet). Now I am thinking it will be too dark for a grandmothers flower garden quilt and think I should do something else with all these 2.5" cut out squares.

Any suggestions or pattern ideas to use up the 2.5" squares would be greatly appreciated!!!

Or, if you have seen or made a grandmothers flower garden quilt out of Civil War fabrics, please let me know your opinion on how it looks with that type of fabric. I am worried to put that much work into it and not like it.

Here is a picture showing some Civil War hexigons I basted to see how they would look in the GFG pattern. What do you think? Are they too dull?

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Originally Posted by margecam52 (Post 5318841)

ok, my question is, "How do you make a GFG from squares?" I thought they are cut from hexigons.
Marge

Me too. :)

I wish I could do Y seams. I love hexagon quilts. I just can't seem to get the Y seams right. :(

Postage stamp would be great! They are fun to make.

That shape was popular as a pattern piece in the 1820s, and then again in the 1880's - so in theory could have been made with Civil War in the 1880'.s I cannot remember the name though - maybe just 'octogon.'
Just stick with it and make what you want. It is a great portable project.

You can still do hexagons with no set in seams. If you look here: http://www.kayewood.com/pop.php?f=/i...ngstarsbig.jpg you can see that you can sew it in rows. Each row is half of a hexigon: one with the wide end faceing down, and the piece next to it with the half hexi facing wide end up, like a "boat" shape. You can make the hexis solid or with paper piece designs in the center. These whip out very fast on the sewing machine. Give it a try.