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Old 01-28-2014, 05:54 PM
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Very nice wall hanging. Somehow selvage projects are very intreaging (sp.) to me. I love looking at all the fabrics represented.
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you must have alot of patience
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Old 01-28-2014, 06:14 PM
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Very nice! Love it! Your border reminds me of the tiny pieces of selvages I saved too for just such a thing and couldn't think of throwing them away!
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Old 01-28-2014, 06:34 PM
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Great job. It's very cheerful looking.
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Old 01-28-2014, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Auntevie View Post
That is awesome! I want to make one now for my sewing room! Did you use a pattern?
I didn't have a pattern but did have the center two pieces already sewn. I just used the picture I saw for and idea of what to do on each round. It is just a square in a square. only thing I did different from the pictured one was to add a small strip around a couple squares to highlight them. You can used my picture as a reference if you want.
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Old 01-28-2014, 07:10 PM
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I found this neat online calculator to use to determine what size squares to make to cut the triangles for each round. I added a little extra to the calculated size to give me some trimming room.
http://www.quiltersparadiseesc.com/Calculators/Square
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Old 01-28-2014, 07:20 PM
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Nice use of selvages! Sew cute!
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Old 01-28-2014, 07:37 PM
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How fun...reminds me that Spring is coming...all the lovely colors. Thank you for sharing...I am collecting selvages ..but some times I think I cut too close for them to be of any use. Thank you for posting.

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I have a lot of then given to me that aren't big enough. I like to have a half inch of the main fabric showing, don't always get it. When I start a project if figure out what width I need to get the number of pieces cut from it....then add a little bit for straightening and I cut the rest off along with the selvage. I like big long pieces so may cut the selvage from a whole yard of fabric, or if I'm trimming for backing do the whole piece in one cut..


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How fun...reminds me that Spring is coming...all the lovely colors. Thank you for sharing...I am collecting selvages ..but some times I think I cut too close for them to be of any use. Thank you for posting.

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Old 01-29-2014, 02:01 AM
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I really like this I'll bet it's going to be an inspiration for many of us. I've been saving selveges for some future project....could be something like this Thanks!!
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