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Originally Posted by cindyb
(Post 8025147)
Getting ready to cut my black triangles. Is there a quick method? Has anyone changed it up to use a triangle ruler? It seems like that would be quicker.
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Macybaby your other PP is gorgeous! I folded my papers and carefully placed the point on the fold. Used a 1/4 inch seam and still have them off a bit. I think if I do any more, I will piece the strips right to the triangle without the paper and then trim to size. We will see how that goes.
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I was curious to see if the method I'm using would come together nicely - so I did 6 rows.
Mine should end up 80x88 without border. So that means 14 more rows to go. I probably won't get to it for a while now. I have the top folded back, it starts at the triangles. I did use the green, but it didn't photo well (dark gloomy day here). http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c3...psrmztkvqn.jpg |
Fabulous, Macy!
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I'm not nearly as fast as Macy. Mine will be more of a leader & ender project. Here's what I have so far - - -
[ATTACH=CONFIG]591759[/ATTACH] I'm finding that my light sections are too busy and think I'll have to quiet them down as I make more blocks. |
Zozee....String along....lol@you. Very clever!
I love this pattern, thank you so much Angelina, for sharing your talent with folks like me who need help :) JC....great job in putting this together. Off to check out the tute!! |
Sooooo excited! I started my Box of Strings this morning. I have found that I need to allow a tiny bit more fabric on my strings so I don't have any foundation showing when I press that string over. I also found that I need to have at least one of my strings cut 1 3/4 inches wide to eliminate a tiny bit of foundation showing when I attach the last string to the rectangle. (I am using 1 1/2 inch strings precut for another project).
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So do the strings end up going past the point of the triangle? So the point isn't cut off in the seam allowance?
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I just stumbled upon this today. I am in the middle of sorting scraps and am doing a queen quilt for our bed. The center will be all sized odd pieces (crazy-quilt style) and the main border I just finished with strings and will finish 4 1/2 inches wide - rail-fence style but just 1 row of 4 1/2" blocks. Did the border so I wouldn't run out of (HA, HA) strips. I plan a black 1 inch to 1 1/2 inch black inner border and black outside with black binding. For the Box of Strings I have lots of 5 inch long strips plus bags of longer strings so may size my triangle for this quilt for the 5 inch length - math mind is foggy today so can't figure if the 5 inch will be too short for your size triangle. Need to put it to paper or graph paper. Have the Tri-Recs, so should be easy to re-size. I don't do paper piecing - will just sew to triangle as I usually do for scrap projects.
I surely have plenty of scraps to make at least one of these quilts - since I love black, the triangles probably will be black even if I need to buy more (shudder---). Really don't need more new fabric, but I should buy black, white, natural muslin by the bolt. I have bought muslin that way because I like the look of natural backgrounds. Just printed out instructions (although I don't really need them) and will start on this one soon and use the scraps from it to finish the center of the queen quilt that is in progress - that one is a sit-down with feet up project as all piecing is by hand. |
Originally Posted by marshamarriott
(Post 8029552)
For the Box of Strings I have lots of 5 inch long strips plus bags of longer strings so may size my triangle for this quilt for the 5 inch length - math mind is foggy today so can't figure if the 5 inch will be too short for your size triangle. Need to put it to paper or graph paper. Have the Tri-Recs, so should be easy to re-size.
Try testing a 3.5 x 7 funished size and 3.75 x 7.5 finished size. |
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