10 Minute Block with HST's
12-02-2010, 07:42 AM
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Love it. I ordered the book and it came in earlier this week. Have not had a chance to sit down and really look at it in detail yet but can't wait to get started on one.
12-02-2010, 11:06 AM
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the original 10-minute block looks like it has small triangles sewn into the corners of the larger blocks.
it's a cute idea, but i'm not sure i understand the lure. the end result looks like a string or tube block, so why not do a string or tube block?
if the attraction is the 3-dimensionality, i think of that as a dust-and-lint-catcher. as a potholder or hot-pad, they catch even more. do you also have to press it down each time it's washed to get it to lie flat again? or do you leave the dust in there?
imo, it would be good only for a wallhanging that could be dryer-dusted and fluffed often. i would never give it to anyone with any allergies.
for all the people who have made these, how have you used them? i'm curious.
it's a cute idea, but i'm not sure i understand the lure. the end result looks like a string or tube block, so why not do a string or tube block?
if the attraction is the 3-dimensionality, i think of that as a dust-and-lint-catcher. as a potholder or hot-pad, they catch even more. do you also have to press it down each time it's washed to get it to lie flat again? or do you leave the dust in there?
imo, it would be good only for a wallhanging that could be dryer-dusted and fluffed often. i would never give it to anyone with any allergies.
for all the people who have made these, how have you used them? i'm curious.
12-04-2010, 10:05 AM
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Glad you like the way these came out. I just used the HST's instead of a solid block for the four corners. The Missouri Quilt tutorial is good but I also have the book (from Connecting Threads).
The only trick is to get the HST's turned the way you want them to be in the finished block. I accidentally did it right the first time then pin-basted the others to be sure they ended up where I wanted them to be. Kinda blows the 10-minute block thing but I just happened to have the leftover HST's.
On the three-dimensional effect, I wouldn't want to leave that center piece unstitched. I sewed these down with a blanket stitch after I took those pictures. Seemed to add a little more dimension too.
These will probably become part of a small wall hanging for my sewing room.
The only trick is to get the HST's turned the way you want them to be in the finished block. I accidentally did it right the first time then pin-basted the others to be sure they ended up where I wanted them to be. Kinda blows the 10-minute block thing but I just happened to have the leftover HST's.
On the three-dimensional effect, I wouldn't want to leave that center piece unstitched. I sewed these down with a blanket stitch after I took those pictures. Seemed to add a little more dimension too.
These will probably become part of a small wall hanging for my sewing room.
12-04-2010, 11:02 AM
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I forgot to add that in the 10-minute block book that I have there is a pattern that used pieced squares for the four corner sections of the block...strip pieced from a jelly roll. The corner sections were arranged so that the strips are perpendicular to the adjoining section. Gives a lot more movement to the block. Thank I'll try that one next...
The book is not expensive and has great instructions and variations and 7 patterns.
The book is not expensive and has great instructions and variations and 7 patterns.
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