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Old 01-08-2018, 05:17 AM
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i wanted to use the leftover batiks from my night stars kit
as you can see i used different backgrounds for blocks for my magical boxes class i bought fromcraftsy
going shopping tomorrow for med todark grey for sashing
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looking great so far
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Instead of plain sashing, consider using different size long rectangular pieced units ... like a string of flying geese, or a string of 9 patch squares. It will retain the scrappyness and at the same time bond everything together as pieced units ... IOW a sampler quilt.

Start by laying out your largest squares in opposite corners in the overall size you want, then place the other squares you have, then "fill in the blanks" with more units. L shaped units work well in sampler quilts.

Here's a sample of what I am talking about.

https://ondrivethrough.com/awesome-q...ampler-quilts/
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https://www.craftsy.com/search?query...imberly%20eino
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Instead of plain sashing, consider using different size long rectangular pieced units ... like a string of flying geese, or a string of 9 patch squares. It will retain the scrappyness and at the same time bond everything together as pieced units ... IOW a sampler quilt.

Start by laying out your largest squares in opposite corners in the overall size you want, then place the other squares you have, then "fill in the blanks" with more units. L shaped units work well in sampler quilts.

Here's a sample of what I am talking about.

https://ondrivethrough.com/awesome-q...ampler-quilts/
if you see the pattern there is 4 patch flying geese and lots of scrappies

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I can't wait to see it put together. It is going to be unique.
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Originally Posted by grma33 View Post
https://www.craftsy.com/search?query...imberly%20eino if you see the pattern there is 4 patch flying geese and lots of scrappies

Ahhh ... I thought you were just going to sash those blocks and put them together in a quilt. Gotcha. It will look fantastic!
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great looking blocks
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Pretty colors you are using.
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Very nice!
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Great blocks!
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