Rest and Refreshing BOW Civil War Sampler Quilt
07-04-2017, 09:19 AM
#564
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I've only finished 6 of 11 blocks so far, due to slashing my right index finger! (I'm right handed.) The cutting on this block went pretty easy, so I hope to get more blocks made today. This is #6, Flying X. Its my favorite so far because of the colors. I just love that fabric with the cherries!
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07-04-2017, 11:49 AM
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Very pretty Jan, you'll be caught up soon with the rate your going. Even with a boo- boo .lol. I finished mine for this week. Here is a picture of it and all I have made so far. I hope more will post the completed blocks. I love seeing how the quilt is coming together.
07-04-2017, 06:55 PM
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Love those blocks, ladies. I'm thinking I might need to shop for another deep chocolate brown civil war before doing this week's block. I really don't have the right brown.
BUT, in the meantime I managed to get all of the little postage stamp 16-patches done! I'm so happy to be done with these. I love them but they are a bit tedious to make. If I had waited til the end I may have never gotten them made. I have one tip for those of you who haven't started on these yet (for your borders). They are made with 1 3/4" strips sewn in pairs, and then cross cut 1 3/4" long. Then you sew the twosies into a four patch. Mine all came out to perfect 3" squares. But the pattern tells you to cut them down to 2.5" squares! I guess that will work for someone who can't sew a 4 patch accurately, but I found it really tedious and wasteful, cutting that much off 168 squares. Not fun. So if I was to do this again, I would definitely start with 1.5" wide strips, then cross cut the paired strips in 1.5". They will come out at 2.5" and no trimming.
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Another idea: On center intersections of each 4 patch and the center of the 16 patch I 'spun' the seams to reduce bulk. It worked great and my intersections are not thick at all.
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BUT, in the meantime I managed to get all of the little postage stamp 16-patches done! I'm so happy to be done with these. I love them but they are a bit tedious to make. If I had waited til the end I may have never gotten them made. I have one tip for those of you who haven't started on these yet (for your borders). They are made with 1 3/4" strips sewn in pairs, and then cross cut 1 3/4" long. Then you sew the twosies into a four patch. Mine all came out to perfect 3" squares. But the pattern tells you to cut them down to 2.5" squares! I guess that will work for someone who can't sew a 4 patch accurately, but I found it really tedious and wasteful, cutting that much off 168 squares. Not fun. So if I was to do this again, I would definitely start with 1.5" wide strips, then cross cut the paired strips in 1.5". They will come out at 2.5" and no trimming.
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Another idea: On center intersections of each 4 patch and the center of the 16 patch I 'spun' the seams to reduce bulk. It worked great and my intersections are not thick at all.
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Last edited by sewbizgirl; 07-04-2017 at 06:59 PM.
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