DESIGN WALL MONDAY -
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We have some awesome stuff on our walls!
Well, THEY do - ME - not so much sometimes - ;))
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Note - these instructions are written in LEFTISH.
If you are right-handed - just reverse the directions.
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My Left-Handed Quilter's Sampler Quilt -
LHQSQ - See the page/tab above -
So far -
Is comprised of 6” sampler blocks -
That you can make using -
2-1/2” squares -
HST that FINISH at 2” -
And Strips - cut 1-1/2” x 2-1/2” -
Three across and three down -
Variations of the basic NINE-PATCH -
The sewn block will MEASURE 6-1/2” -
And FINISH at 6” -
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Now I’m going to add another element -
4-Patches that FINISH at 2”
Because -
4 squares that are 1-1/2” x 1-1/2” -
When sewn together -
Into a 4-Patch -
Will measure 2-1/2” square -
And FINISH at 2” -
Just like everything else - ;))
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You can cut them individually -
Or -
You can make strip sets -
Because -
2 strips that are 1-1/2” wide -
When sewn together -
Along the LONG side -
Can be cut into 1-1/2” segments -
And the segments can then be sewn -
Into a 4-Patch -
Which will FINISH at 2” square -
You can cut 4 segments from a 6-1/2” long strip set -
(1-1/2” x 4 = 6” plus some wiggle room)
Or 8 segments from a 12-1/2” long strip set -
(1-1/2” x 8 = 12” plus some wiggle room)
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For simplicity -
I will just list the number of 4-Patches -
That you will need to complete the block -
How you choose to cut and sew them -
Is entirely up to you - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
My Left-Handed Quilter's Sampler Quilt -
LHQSQ - See the page/tab above -
So far -
Is comprised of 6” sampler blocks -
That you can make using -
2-1/2” squares -
HST that FINISH at 2” -
and Strips - cut 1-1/2" x 2-1/2" -
Three across and three down -
Variations of the basic NINE-PATCH -
The sewn block will MEASURE 6-1/2” -
And FINISH at 6” -
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I’ve just been slapping these up on the wall -
As I went along - any which way -
And so far - I have this -
I figured that -
Before I got too far along -
I should start adding the sashing strips -
My Way - tell ya about that later - ;))
But - before I could DO that -
I would have to decide WHICH fabric to use -
For the sashing strips - ;))
I had pictured the GOLD in my head -
And on EQ7 - ;))
But I also liked the BROWN and the GREEN -
But they all seemed a bit too DARK for me -
And I didn’t want a DARK quilt this time -
So I went LIGHTER -
MUCH lighter -
The WHITE-ON-WHITE - looked a little TOO light -
And the OFF-WHITE/TAN - looked like it would be JUST RIGHT -
UNTIL I took this photo -
Then my Block #16 - Friendship Star - looked funny -
There was NO contrast between the background and the sashing -
SO -
I thought about it some more -
And tried it AGAIN - ;))
Pulled ANOTHER brown from my stash -
Pulled a CARAMEL colored one -
Tried the GOLD again -
And still couldn’t decide -
SO -
I tried one more thing -
I tried them all on the couch -
Where the final quilt would “live” -
And the CARAMEL won -
I like how it looks with the pillows -
That already live on the couch - ;))
And Brown #2 matches the coffee table -
So guess which one I chose for the cornerstones - ;))
Looks a bit plain right now -
But the blocks promise me -
That they will add a BUNCH of COLOR - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
