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    Old 03-21-2015, 07:47 AM
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    ....and that is why I stopped participating in swaps. My solution was to cut the blocks into circles and inset them. That way they were all the same size and the quilt came out beautiful. This is an example.
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    Old 03-21-2015, 07:54 AM
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    I'd vote for adding sashing.
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    Old 03-21-2015, 08:15 AM
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    I would border each block and then trim all to one size. I chose 2 different colours to border in my Sylvia blocks and it worked.... these were my own blocks NOT a swap and were all supposed to be 6" finished [ATTACH=CONFIG]514340[/ATTACH]
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    Old 03-21-2015, 08:31 AM
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    When I received unwanted blocks from the last guild I belonged to, I would set them on point using oversized triangles and then trim those blocks down to a the same size. Neat idea thimblebug6000.
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    Old 03-21-2015, 09:25 AM
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    Originally Posted by MadQuilter
    ....and that is why I stopped participating in swaps. My solution was to cut the blocks into circles and inset them. That way they were all the same size and the quilt came out beautiful. This is an example.
    That's a beautiful block and a great solution.

    Do you have a photo of the finished quilt to share with us?
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    Old 03-21-2015, 09:27 AM
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    I forgot to mention that these are Disappearing 9-Patch blocks.
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    Old 03-21-2015, 11:42 AM
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    It looks like thimblebug and ManiacQuilter2 have two different suggestions that will work wonderfully. I am going to keep these ideas in mind for the future.
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    Old 03-21-2015, 12:04 PM
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    Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
    I would check my library for a copy of "Setting Solutions" by Sharyn Craig.
    The whole book is dedicated to setting orphan blocks and blocks from swaps that are not exactly all the same size and/or color.

    You can get also a used copy on amazon
    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/157...6906198&sr=1-1
    There's also one at Abebooks for 12.72 free shipping.
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    Old 03-21-2015, 12:07 PM
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    Originally Posted by MadQuilter
    ....and that is why I stopped participating in swaps. My solution was to cut the blocks into circles and inset them. That way they were all the same size and the quilt came out beautiful. This is an example.
    That's very pretty. How do you inset the blocks?
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    Old 03-21-2015, 09:47 PM
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    Perfect timing! I have some swap blocks I need to put together and I am going to consider the solutions mentioned. Thanks!
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