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    Old 11-17-2011, 11:33 AM
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    Strip Tube technique would be your easiest way.

    If doing it with charm squares, using your pink/green example ... sew a green and pink together to make 2 HSTs. Then on the green side, sew a piece of the pink on, in snowball fashion. You could probably get four of those corner pieces from one charm square.
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    Old 11-17-2011, 11:37 AM
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    Looks similar to the Indian Hatchet block except the blue/green stripes are more in the middle of the block. QuiltersCache has a version of it.
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    Old 11-17-2011, 11:48 AM
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    Why couldn't you just cut the corner off, sew a strip on, then sew the cut off corner on, then square it up. There would be some waste, but not that much.
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    Old 11-17-2011, 11:52 AM
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    Originally Posted by QuiltE
    Strip Tube technique would be your easiest way.

    If doing it with charm squares, using your pink/green example ... sew a green and pink together to make 2 HSTs. Then on the green side, sew a piece of the pink on, in snowball fashion. You could probably get four of those corner pieces from one charm square.
    This is the way I would make it, and if you have at least two of each charm square it would be easy.
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    Old 11-17-2011, 12:23 PM
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    There is also a book from Anita Grossman (I forget her married name) where she demonstrates cutting a block very much like the one you showed. I think the complete title is Rotatry Cutting Revolution. I have it at home - borrowed from the library - but am going to put it on my Christmas list. Interesting book.
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    Old 11-17-2011, 12:24 PM
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    blocks are neat.
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    Old 11-17-2011, 12:57 PM
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    The center strips you would cut out of each of the charm squares can be used in another block. (I have shown this in the 3 sets of blocks to left of the original block.) They will be a bit narrower, but very usuable.
    You could also add scraps to those secondary blocks if you wish to spice up the centers a bit, or rotate them to the outside corners.

    I will add the templates for these blocks. Edited*** These will all finish at 4"

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    Old 11-17-2011, 01:03 PM
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    The pattern formed on the left is on Missouri Star Quilts tutorials for FREE -
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    Old 11-17-2011, 01:07 PM
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    It also looks kinda like the Tube block. Try looking for a tutorial. It is a neat way to do these kinds of blocks.
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    Old 11-17-2011, 01:07 PM
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    Here are the templates for each of the blocks mentioned above
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