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03-07-2009, 11:20 AM
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I made my template, I am cheap and don't want to spend the money! LOL I just cut a chunk of plastic cutting mat. I find that floor tiles make great templates. The practice blocks I used a square picture frame.
03-07-2009, 01:50 PM
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The backing block in 10 1/2 inches, the inside batting block is 8 inches so that leaves the frame size 1 1/4 all the way around. When you sew it together you get a sashing of 1 1/4 inches. You could make it wider by making your frame template wider. I cut my strips to 2 inches so it gives me a 1 1/2 inch strip when done. I did not follow a pattern just the method. By making it 7 blocks wide and 8 long I should end up with a twin size quilt about 52 12 x60 or 8 rows would be 52 1/2 x67 1/2.
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03-07-2009, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Up North
I made my template, I am cheap and don't want to spend the money! LOL I just cut a chunk of plastic cutting mat. I find that floor tiles make great templates. The practice blocks I used a square picture frame.
AND think out of the box (so to speak): if you make your own template, it doesn't have to be square. it can be a rectangle. or a brick.
03-07-2009, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Up North
Here are two rows sewn together on my fun and done, it is really quite easy and I found that using my zipper foot I couldsew the rows close to the batting.
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