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jolo 05-17-2010 05:41 AM
Get the book Traditions with a Twist. It is all strip piecing and patterns.I have made several of the quilts in it,and am going to make them all.

brushandthimble 05-17-2010 05:45 AM
Originally Posted by Peggy
I always cut my excess fabric into 2" strips for future quilt projects. Have made several log cabin quilts out of this size strips. Really like the look I get with this width.

However, I still have hundreds - HUNDREDS - of scrap strips in this width and need another pattern(s) as I am tired of log cabins (at the moment). Anyone have any idea(s) about how I can use these 2" wide strips? I prefer easy patterns!
rail fence, 9 patch, first come to mind

gollytwo 05-17-2010 05:48 AM
[quote=omak]
I am not an anarchist, encouraging people to break the "rules" - - but! there comes a point where the "rule" doesn't make good, common, practical sense, and at that time, one MUST do what is appropriate, no matter how "authority" the instructor claims to be.

Ditto

vjengels 05-17-2010 05:54 AM
Most times I'll use 1.5 in.if it's for a an adult size, and 1.25 for a child size quilt. I've used a 2.0 inch strip, not my favorite, it looks too big for me....

vjengels 05-17-2010 06:00 AM
Originally Posted by Peggy
I always cut my excess fabric into 2" strips for future quilt projects. Have made several log cabin quilts out of this size strips. Really like the look I get with this width.

However, I still have hundreds - HUNDREDS - of scrap strips in this width and need another pattern(s) as I am tired of log cabins (at the moment). Anyone have any idea(s) about how I can use these 2" wide strips? I prefer easy patterns!
Peggy, maybe a triple irish chain is in your future.... :)

merryhare 05-17-2010 06:41 AM
Originally Posted by StitchinJoy
Originally Posted by Prism99
I've made log cabin blocks with wider widths, but not the 1.5 inch cut width.

Any advice?
I like small strips because the give a lot of movement to the finished piece. But I most often use 2" strips because I am usually making quilts for Project Linus, and they need a lot of quilts-- fast!

Here's a link to a great article from the Quilt Study Center on Log Cabin quilts, showing different settings and explaining a lot of why they do what they do.
http://www.quiltstudy.org/includes/d...lleryguide.pdf
Great link! I like 2" strips or 1 1/2" strips.

wildyard 05-17-2010 09:10 AM
Originally Posted by Peggy
I always cut my excess fabric into 2" strips for future quilt projects. Have made several log cabin quilts out of this size strips. Really like the look I get with this width.

However, I still have hundreds - HUNDREDS - of scrap strips in this width and need another pattern(s) as I am tired of log cabins (at the moment). Anyone have any idea(s) about how I can use these 2" wide strips? I prefer easy patterns!
How about the rail fence? I think those look really nice!

sharon b 05-17-2010 02:48 PM
Others are posting now where they just sew the strips together and make a long strip . then start cutting that down into sections and so forth ... I know I haven't explained it very well but they look neat and go together quickly :thumbup:

omak 05-17-2010 03:26 PM
Originally Posted by sharon b
Others are posting now where they just sew the strips together and make a long strip . then start cutting that down into sections and so forth ... I know I haven't explained it very well but they look neat and go together quickly :thumbup:
As long as your strips measure 1600" in total length when all sewed together, you will stitch them end to end, fold in half ... oh, heck! <g> I'll just go find the link for you! <wave>

sharon b 05-17-2010 03:27 PM
Thanks Omak :thumbup:


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