lynnie

looks easy, 9 patch and snowball on pointe

Sunnydays9999

Thank you NanaC! Although the fabrics used are way too busy for my tastes, there are instructions that will be helpful if the specific pattern is not available. (My friend thought that maybe the instructor had designed this herself - I'm hoping she's mistaken.)

Sunnydays9999

Irishrose2, your prayer quilt looks beautiful, but if I go closeup I can see where there were some 'discrepancies' - thank you for warning me, I'll try to be extra careful. And I LOVE the main fabric you used in the snowball - makes me think of an Irish rose (perhaps that was the point??)

Maureen NJ

Say the squares in the 9 patch are 1" finished = 3". Sides of outside triangles would be 3"+ 1/2" for seam allowances + 1" extra =4 1/2". Cut a 4 1/2" square and then cut on the diagonal. Trim afterwards.

Maureen NJ

Forgot to add to check out Bonnie Hunters website for on point setting and corner triangle chart.

tessagin

Not really if you want to do foundation scrap piecing to fill in a small corner. I don't mind losing a small triangle as a tiny waste. What I hate are some of the 5 minute-10 minute blocks where you fold the fabric into another and end with a pocket. to me that is a big waste. Losing a 2 1/2"-5" minimum square is waste to me. [QUOTE=Sunnydays9999;7817912]Yes, it's the outside (setting?) triangles I was hoping not to have to figure out. And I'm sure it would go so much faster if I had the instructions. (Have never made a snowball

Fastpedal

Love the pattern. Love the challenge of reproducing a block. Not sure how to do it in EQ7.

Using graph paper if you start by drawing the main block (top left snow ball, top right nine patch). Under the top left snow ball draw a nine patch and under the nine patch draw a snowball. Now you have the main block. Next to the bottom right snowball draw a nine patch to the right and a nine patch under. Next to the top left snowball draw a nine patches on top and to the left. Draw a line from one nine patch to the next to connect the nine patches. Snowball the corner of the bottom of the triangle to the nine patch. This will give you two half triangles snowballed top and bottom and one half triangle on each end snowballed. I will try and post a picture of my drawing but it may not show up well.

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Sheila_Newhouse

Looks like miniature 9 patch and triangles with the tip snowballed on.. it is put together in rows, starting in the upper left corner and going from there if you look at it that way.

bearisgray

One has to make the setting triangles oversized to achieve the "floating look."

To the original poster - do you know how to do any drafting/drawing of your own blocks yet?

Drafting with graph paper is fairy easy - but if one does not even know where to begin - not so easy.

What size blocks are you making? It would be easier to give you specific instructions if we have a size to work with.

Sunnydays9999

Wow, thanks so much to all of you who've provided such detailed assistance!!!

Maureen NJ: the chart on Bonnie Hunter's website is great!! (It's not that I can't do the math, I was just hoping not to have to!)
tessagin: Yes, I know how ridiculous I am as far as the 'waste' part goes, especially considering the size of the blocks (see below) that I'm doing (I almost edited my earlier reply to you to say so ;p).
Fastpedal: I know nothing about EQ7 other than I think it's quilt design software? I did draw out my intended result on graph paper (at least six months ago!)..[ATTACH=CONFIG]572648[/ATTACH] I've been reading a lot about quilting since then, and have done a railfence top since then that taught me a lot - via mistakes I made). I've caught up on other things that had deadlines, so I plan to actually start cutting next week!
Sheila Newhouse: Yes, the putting together part was also a concern. Does it seem reasonable to do the individual squares (9 patch and snowballs) first! And worry about the oversize snowballs later?? I am concerned how they'll 'fit in', but I expect I'll check in here when I get close to that stage.
Fastpedal: yes, the putting together was a concern. I plan to do the 'easy' ones first, and then check back here when I get closer to needing to fit the oversized.
bearisgray: Yes, I think it's the 'floating look' that particularly appeals to me, and the oversized snowballs were where I had less confidence in my drafting skills.

Again, thanks to all who replied - your assistance is much appreciated!