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05-02-2011, 01:25 PM

#71

loriea

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Scissor Queen

I make a square in a square quilt for my granddaughters and grand nieces. It has 88 blocks. Sometimes I end up with too many center squares and sometimes I come up with extra corner triangles. And sometimes even after counting the center squares and the corner triangles and putting them together I end up either long or short on blocks. <shrug> I think the scraps do stuff in the dark when I'm not looking.

Mine do too! :)

05-02-2011, 01:38 PM

#72

helenhiwater

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There is a reason we all have those huge stash piles!

05-02-2011, 02:05 PM

#73

purplefiend

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I was in a half square triangle swap once and I didn't pay attention to how many squares I was to make for the swap, later found out that it was only 60 2 1/2" squares.
I made 400. lol 3 quilts later I finally used them all up. :roll:

This quilt is a queen size and used up about 200 of the half square triangles. I also made twin and crib size.

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...45965719fgaxFs

Sharon W.

05-02-2011, 02:31 PM

#74

jpthequilter

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Scissor Queen

I think the wonderful part is when I sew 2 pieces that are stuck together into a quilt block, and then find that last needed piece missing!
and search and search and SEARCH!
plus...having to rip and re-sew!
Yep, "stuff in the dark"!

05-02-2011, 04:03 PM

#75

Rose Bagwell

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I have done that many times, I am so anxious to start that I don't read thru all the instructions.

05-02-2011, 04:07 PM

#76

maryb119

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I have done things like that. Then you get to be creative to use the fabric you cut. It's called a "creative adjustment."

05-02-2011, 06:24 PM

#77

Pieceful Quilter

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Just take the word "beginner's" off your post, and you will know what all quilters have done, probably more than once! Hope you can make lemons out of your lemonade.