March “Quilty Madness” Oh Sew Sweet ‘CANDY’ 2.5" swap!!!!
#221
Sheri, I will use all of the dups that arrived. No sense in sending them out in a swap & have someone else get the same dups, so don't worry about it. I use all of the charms I receive in several different projects & need more all the time. Will be in the Curious Quilter swap that began signups on Tuesday. Mail to individuals in lieu of a cool host like you, but it's international so you can acquire some really neat charms. Oh, they swap 100 different charm per set. I've seen several Quilting Board members there, too. Newbies to CQ get 50 free charms & don't have to swap anything!
Just sayin'.
hugs,
dj
Just sayin'.
hugs,
dj
#223
take 2 - candies - right sides together for your HST
Draw one diagonal line corner-to-corner, and another a "scant" (less than) 1/2" to one side of the diagonal.
Stitch on both drawn lines, cut down the middle between your sewing lines
Result: 1 HST the size of your candies
1 HST approximately 1 3/4" square - these will finish 1 1/4"
By sewing the two lines first before you cut, your fabrics will stay flat and not get too wonky so you will have actual squares.
Yes that other square is small, but certainly not unmanageable - a string of them will make a beautiful border all the way around a quilt that uses the candies..... and no waste!
Gus
#225
I do that whenever I add corners on blocks too, like for snowball blocks. Use the original corner to square up the new corner. Sometimes I only cut away the middle layer, leaving the original bottom piece there.
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