What to do with this 5 X 3 1/2 inch block?
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What to do with this 5 X 3 1/2 inch block?
Hi everyone,
I got a few box of quilting stuff from a retired quilter and found about 150 identical block like this one (sorry for my dirty mat!):[ATTACH=CONFIG]543598[/ATTACH]
It is 5 X 3 1/2 inch. Any idea how I could use it? I can bear the idea to put them away; they are all hand sewn!!!
Thanks
I got a few box of quilting stuff from a retired quilter and found about 150 identical block like this one (sorry for my dirty mat!):[ATTACH=CONFIG]543598[/ATTACH]
It is 5 X 3 1/2 inch. Any idea how I could use it? I can bear the idea to put them away; they are all hand sewn!!!
Thanks
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Put a strip of white on each of the long edges. This strip should be cut 1" x 5". Then you will have 5" blocks. Lay them out in alternating directions (blues going horizontally, then vertically, then horizontally.)
Lay them out in an arrangement that is 13 blocks long by 11 wide (you will have 7 squares leftover).
the result will be very striking.
Lay them out in an arrangement that is 13 blocks long by 11 wide (you will have 7 squares leftover).
the result will be very striking.
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Good idea to make them 5 inch, but wouldn't it be boring because the fabric is exactly the same on all the bloc? I'm kind of used to have at least 5 or 6 different fabrics in my quilt
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Just make 4-5 blocks and lay them out. It won't take a lot of time and you can then see where the creative process takes you. Maybe you'll decide to alternate the blue and white blocks with 5" yellow squares. That would be pretty and make it bigger.
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You can easily experiment a bit. Just use a long stitch to baste strips the same color to 6 or so blocks and lay them on your design wall. then do the same thing with 6 more, using strips of multiple colors. If you don't like either of these layouts, then make some additional blocks in different colorway(s).
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I have rescued quilt blocks when they are dropped off at the senior center. Her is one of the quilts design I made into a Bible bag. You could alternate using white, black or gray making it look like it was woven.
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