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Old 02-28-2010, 05:53 PM
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Dumb question time......what is homespun fabric???
Hehe, I love it when someone else asks the "dumb" question before I have to. :)

Love the quilt Eddie! It has such a farmhouse feel to it. Another beauty!
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Old 02-28-2010, 06:06 PM
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Dumb question time......what is homespun fabric???
Hehe, I love it when someone else asks the "dumb" question before I have to. :)

Love the quilt Eddie! It has such a farmhouse feel to it. Another beauty!
Rachel ~ do we have to add this to our Blame Eddie Club To-Do List?
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Old 02-28-2010, 06:11 PM
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Dumb question time......what is homespun fabric???
Not a dumb question at all! The pattern on homespun fabric is made by the weave of the fabric, i.e., using different colored threads to actually weave a pattern. This is unlike a printed fabric where the pattern is simply printed onto the raw fabric. So with homespun, both sides are equally "right" generally, although one side may have a more polished look than the other.
Isn't it usually a little looser weave also?
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Old 02-28-2010, 06:48 PM
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Dumb question time......what is homespun fabric???
Not a dumb question at all! The pattern on homespun fabric is made by the weave of the fabric, i.e., using different colored threads to actually weave a pattern. This is unlike a printed fabric where the pattern is simply printed onto the raw fabric. So with homespun, both sides are equally "right" generally, although one side may have a more polished look than the other.
Isn't it usually a little looser weave also?
Yes, it is. When you look at a bolt of it you can see that the grain of the fabric can run really askew from one edge to the other edge, so you have to straighten it back up before cutting.
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Old 02-28-2010, 06:59 PM
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Looks warm and cozy. Great job.
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Old 02-28-2010, 07:04 PM
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The way I made the blocks is:

1. Lay two colors of fabric, right sides together, and draw a line diagonally from one corner to the other.
2. Sew 1/4 from both sides of the line and then cut diagonally on the line.
3. Cut the corners off each side and sew to the opposite side. You now have two resulting blocks that each have 4 stripes across each one.

I think you could probably figure out how to strip piece these, though, using the tube piecing method. The book I did this pattern from said to do it as stated above, so I just followed along with that.
I did OK up to step #3 then I got confused (not hard to confuse me). But I think you're right-on using the tube piecing method.
For step #2, after you've made that diagonal cut in step #2, you'll have to triangular halves from the original square. So you just make 2 more cuts parallel to that cut you just made, splitting the original square now into 4 pieces. You take the outer two pieces and switch sides with them so that the color pattern alternates in the finished block.
Do I make the cuts parallel or diagonal? Was I supposed to open the 2 original triangular cuts and then cut? Oh my goodness, you are dealing with a dummie here. I know this is simple and I'm just complicating it.
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After you make the original diagonal cut, do NOT open them up. Just make two more cuts (one on either side) parallel with that original cut so that it further splits those two triangle pieces you just created into now 4 strips.
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Originally Posted by Eddie
After you make the original diagonal cut, do NOT open them up. Just make two more cuts (one on either side) parallel with that original cut so that it further splits those two triangle pieces you just created into now 4 strips.
It isn't a diagonal cut? to the original diagonal cut? I'm sorry - I think I'm complicating it. I'll get some squares and try to replicate this tomorrow. I think I'm over thinking this process. Too many kids to day is making me trying to over simplify this. Grandkids are great, love them to death, but I think my mind set needs to settle down after 4 days. (Did you wash your hands?)
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After you make the original diagonal cut, do NOT open them up. Just make two more cuts (one on either side) parallel with that original cut so that it further splits those two triangle pieces you just created into now 4 strips.
It isn't a diagonal cut? to the original diagonal cut?
No, the second and third cuts are both made in the same direction as the original cut.
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Hey Burnsk.. he avoided the last question and in my grandkid lexicon that means he did not wash his hands....<eg> Oh.. and VERY nice quilt Eddie!!
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