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01-04-2011, 09:04 AM

#31

amorerm

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I just received my newsletter from AllPeopleQuilt.com and the following was one of their links. Hope it helps.

http://www.allpeoplequilt.com/sewscr...ail=1807353366

01-04-2011, 09:15 AM

#32

misseva

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Becca - now that's my kind of quilt. After looking at all the beautiful quilts here - I've finally decided I really LOVE the old timey scrappy 4/6/ or 9 patch the best. Maybe it's because all my family used scraps in their strip quilts and it reminds me of them.

01-04-2011, 04:05 PM

#33

bleighw

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jan in VA

I use squares this size to "snowball" the corners of other peices or blocks, as in the quilt below. The reds and greens were all little squares placed over the corners of the base block, sewn across the diagonal, flipped back and pressed, the middle layer trimmed out.

Jan in VA

Good option for me. Thx, Leigh

01-04-2011, 04:12 PM

#34

bleighw

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I made a 16-patch (scrappy) Then large half square triangles with white and a scrap as points for star blocks. The half square triangles were equal in size to 1/4 of the 16 patch (or same size as a 4-patch).

I never fail to get loads of complements on this one. I like contrast so I used White. Obviously, any "solid-like" would do. Have fun! I love scrap quilts.

01-04-2011, 05:07 PM

#35

Annz

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I like 9 patch with some squares with characters such as penguins, cats, dogs, and some solid colors for kids and something more sophisticated for the adults.

01-04-2011, 05:22 PM

#36

sewingmom3

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I did a cathedral windows quilt with 2 1/2" squares, had some left and started an around the world quilt-it is a UFO at the moment.

01-04-2011, 05:26 PM

#37

jan22

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Trip around the world. Mine took 3111 2.5" squares.

01-04-2011, 05:30 PM

#38

p38flygirl

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I would do a simple scrappy quilt with all the squares..

01-04-2011, 05:41 PM

#39

IT_Nana

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Holice

just a scrappy postage stamp quilt.

I was going to suggest that too.

01-04-2011, 05:42 PM

#40

jitkaau

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Colour wash, bargello or Eleanor Burns' cross stitch quilt.There's a video of Eleanor doing it on Quilt in a Day.

http://www.quilterstv.com/channel/video/0?video=1373