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01-10-2010, 11:47 AM

#141

Sheree from Chicago

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Originally Posted by sarahelloyd

Hi, here are my week two blocks, they are slow to arrive because I loaned my camera to DS Tom to take into town for pics of this friends etc, and have only just wrestled it back off him - another life lesson learned! I am so badly bitten by the 'Jane' bug... Roll on tomorrow! I hope this is the right place for them - I thought we were having a seperate box each week?

Beautiful blocks. Great piecing! Isn't this fun???????

01-10-2010, 11:48 AM

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cheriffic

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Jennifer, bchuggins, cutebuns and sarah Look wonderful great job.
Cutebuns I was LMAO about the triangles at least you got them done though LOL
Cher

01-10-2010, 11:49 AM

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Here is my set for week 2 the light color in g10 is lavender but it looks white in the photos

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01-10-2010, 11:51 AM

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Sheree from Chicago

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Originally Posted by kluedesigns

i don't cut out shapes for paper piecing mostly because i don't like the extra time it takes.

i use strips the width of the fabric to do paper piecing. i determine what height would be good for the block and i cut the strip.

i found that it did help tremendously with the waste since you cut every single section from the strip right at the 1/4 inch seam line.

this method still has some waste (its not like traditional strip piecing with zero waste) its not as wasteful as traditional paper piece where you cut out each shape with extra fabric all around the edges.

I'm just cutting our three inch strips the width of the fabric and taking it from there. I don't want to waste time either pre-cutting my fabric for no waste. I'm saving all my little scrapy that are over a one inch square. I'm sure with these tiny blocks I will be able to use again. At the end of project if I don't need I'llk toss.

01-10-2010, 11:55 AM

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Sheree from Chicago

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Originally Posted by cheriffic

Here is my set for week 2 the light color in g10 is lavender but it looks white in the photos

Cher your blocks beauties! Love your batiks. I especially like the light green.

Seeing everyones blocks really inspire me! Smiles

01-10-2010, 12:08 PM

#146

kluedesigns

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cher

another great set - you're a rock star or should i say quilt star.

01-10-2010, 12:13 PM

#147

BlueChicken

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They're all looking so crisp and awesome!

I might try the strip thing with the next lot. My problem is I just see dollar signs falling on the floor with every scrap.

01-10-2010, 12:43 PM

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i've been putting all my scraps in a box.

i think i'll sandwich them between water soluble stablizer and stitch it together like a confetti quilt top.

box o' jane scraps

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01-10-2010, 12:46 PM

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Cherriffic, you GO, girl! I'm also cutting strips but mini ones the approximate width of the majority of pieces...then I save the difference and draw from that before additional cutting, saving a step.