Birthday Swap 2018/2019 New
#1472
Making blocks 6 x6 and 5 x 5. The 6x6 are my middle on point ; and the 5x5 are cut diagonal once for corners.
Welllll - I gather up my piles and trying to figure how I want the coloring before I cut the diagnol, when I realize they are different sizes.
Yip - used three different machines and they made three different seams. UGH!!
Lesson Learned. One machine per project.
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#1476
JaniceMc, I agree! Don't stall yourself with more blocks. It looks like it's about 60" anyway? Which is a good size. You can always add a large border to get it bigger.
travelinggramma, After the blocks get sewn together, it will be wonderful! I wouldn't fret about the different seams, but each quilter has their own breaking point for what they accept... :-) It's colorful, thanks for sharing it!
travelinggramma, After the blocks get sewn together, it will be wonderful! I wouldn't fret about the different seams, but each quilter has their own breaking point for what they accept... :-) It's colorful, thanks for sharing it!
#1477
Janice MC, do you have the source for this pattern? Or maybe a name of the pattern? I would like to give this a try after....my next deluge of 2.5 birthday squares. Barn Raising is my favorite layout. This variation has captured me.
#1478
WMUTeach, thanks for asking. Sure, it’s Quilters Cache “split 9 patch”. If you use Pinterest, you’ll find many other possible configurations for the blocks. You can google it as well. Here are others I considered:
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My husband initially liked the last one until he looked at a while and remarked how his eyes couldn’t stop moving. It’s too chaotic for me, too. Almost went with the first, with the altered center, but eventually symmetry won out. There are many more ways to put these together.
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My husband initially liked the last one until he looked at a while and remarked how his eyes couldn’t stop moving. It’s too chaotic for me, too. Almost went with the first, with the altered center, but eventually symmetry won out. There are many more ways to put these together.
#1479
TravellingGramma, I agree with Givio. Don’t worry about the seams. You’d get some of that anyway bc not all the candies are the same size despite best efforts and it’s super easy to distort such small pieces. A lot of my seams won’t meet perfectly but I’m ok with that. Some off seams won’t take away from the final product I believe.
Thanks, Givio. Yes, it’s 60 1/2” square, or it should be. Please note I said “should”. We’ll see when it’s done. I don’t know how I’m going to finish it. Right now the plan is to make it into four sections. I’m researching a way to quilt each quadrant separately and the join them with no additional fabric on the front I know there are ways to do it, I’ve just never tried. Might do borders too. Don’t know. Just trying to get to the completed four quads today.
Thanks, Givio. Yes, it’s 60 1/2” square, or it should be. Please note I said “should”. We’ll see when it’s done. I don’t know how I’m going to finish it. Right now the plan is to make it into four sections. I’m researching a way to quilt each quadrant separately and the join them with no additional fabric on the front I know there are ways to do it, I’ve just never tried. Might do borders too. Don’t know. Just trying to get to the completed four quads today.
JaniceMc, I agree! Don't stall yourself with more blocks. It looks like it's about 60" anyway? Which is a good size. You can always add a large border to get it bigger.
travelinggramma, After the blocks get sewn together, it will be wonderful! I wouldn't fret about the different seams, but each quilter has their own breaking point for what they accept... :-) It's colorful, thanks for sharing it!
travelinggramma, After the blocks get sewn together, it will be wonderful! I wouldn't fret about the different seams, but each quilter has their own breaking point for what they accept... :-) It's colorful, thanks for sharing it!
#1480
JaniceMcC, I'd like to see your progress on that joining. I've got a few quilt tops in that stage-- although they are in three columns, rather than four squares. I certainly understand the concept of sewing the top sections directly together after quilting the center without a sashing or anything, but I'm still thinking about the quilting motif of each section, and how to continue that over the last joining seam line. I don't want tons of thread tails to bury. What were your thoughts on your quilting design?
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