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I found this excellant tute late summer, and changed it a bit to make 6-1/2" blocks.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-56940-1.htm Instead of using paper (which I hate to remove!) I rough cut my strips about 5-5/1/2" and turned them into 4" wide strips. After cutting the strips, I sewed them together in the way described in the above mentioned tutorial. I made my strips into 40 or 42 long strips to make the best use of the background fabric. [ATTACH=CONFIG]242693[/ATTACH] press the seams one way. I only trimmed on the back if the overlap was lover 1/2 [ATTACH=CONFIG]242694[/ATTACH] trim to 4 wide. [ATTACH=CONFIG]242695[/ATTACH] Cut background fabric into WOF by 3-1/2 wide. Join pieces to either side of the pieced strips. and press. [ATTACH=CONFIG]242696[/ATTACH] I used a 6-1/2 ruler. If you watch the markings on where you lay the plastic square, all the blocks will be the same. For example, with theis 6-1/2 block, I lined up the 4 mark at the sides of the top, and the 2-1/2 mark at the bottom of the square. Cut out. sew 4 blocks together to make a 12-1/2 square. [ATTACH=CONFIG]242697[/ATTACH] This sample shows four 12-1/2 blocks sewn together [ATTACH=CONFIG]242698[/ATTACH] |
thanks!
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How cute, thanks for the info!
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oh wow this is great!! thanks i am going to use it :-)
What do you think about adding a skinny (1") strip to each side of the fabric strip before adding the borders? I think that would look neat! |
This quilt is a charity quilt. But when I do another one for one of my kids for a lap quilt, I will add sashing before the border. I had to keep this to about 40" wide, sashing would put it too big. But yes, you are right, it will look nicer.
Originally Posted by yolanda
oh wow this is great!! thanks i am going to use it :-)
What do you think about adding a skinny (1") strip to each side of the fabric strip before adding the borders? I think that would look neat! |
Thank you.
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Thanks
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Thanks for sharing this with us!
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ooh, i like that, will have to try it, thanks!!
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Neat! Thanks.
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Now that is very clever.
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I really like this. I've bookmarked it and will have to try it at some point. What a great way to use scraps! Thanks.
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Nicely done! Thx for the instructions. I really need to use up some of my scraps...they are taking over my sewing room, lol!
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Excellent!
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I like this. I think I am like you - I HATE tearing that paper off the back; don't think I'll do it that way anymore!!
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BookMarked ! Thanks....
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That is way cool.
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Thanks for sharing. I love it!! I am into scraps right now - and I have a big supply!!!
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Nice job and thanks for posting.
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This is beautiful. thank you for sharing. Another way is sew your strings onto 3 inch adding tape, (comes off easy) :)
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Thanks for sharing your method of string piecing.
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love it. I am going home and start one today!!
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Love thisquilt
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I like this idea for the string quilts, I also like the idea of the sashing between the blocks. Thank's for the tut. I bookmarked it.
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Nice!
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Thanks so much, I was planning on doing this quiltville style with cutting the corners off the ends but now I think I'll go sew my 10" strips back together and do it this way. So much less work.
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Very nice and thanks.
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Nice!
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Definately one I'm bookmarking! Thanks!
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Thank you for the tutorial :D:D:D
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Interesting scrap quilt idea! Thanks.
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started one from 2 jelly rolls will post updates
thanks again |
I love they way this looks. I will bookmark to do later. Thanks so much Blessings
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You made it look easy. Thanks
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Thank you!!!!
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I bet Bonnie Hunter / Quiltville would like to see this and might add it to her version as an alternative method.
She solicits feedback and pictures of results. Just saying... Thanks for posting. Good job! |
That is so nice.good idea? :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Nice tute! Thanks!! :thumbup:
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Thanks. Neat idea!
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