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09-10-2009, 07:53 AM

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dunster

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Originally Posted by kathy

I don't know about the yardage but those diamonds you speak of are actually the background and if they are not the same color it may mess up the card design. Not sure. I've done 2 card trick quilts and it just seems like if those 2 parts are not the same color it wouldn't look right. you may want to color it out on paper and look at it first before you cut up your fabs.

I agree with this. I also like the look of card trick with 4 different colored cards, and I think sashing improves the overall look of the quilt.

That said, if you make it as you described, you will still come up with an interesting design. Depending on color choice, you might see different things...

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09-10-2009, 07:58 AM

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09-10-2009, 07:58 AM

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dunster: the first picture you show is actually very close to the colors I want to use! haha

I really like how it looks! Thank you so much for these images!

These are the colors I am thinking of using:

http://www.joann.com/joann/shop/shop...0/355309_p.jpg
http://www.joann.com/joann/shop/shop...4/124846_p.jpg
http://www.joann.com/joann/shop/shop.../7/24273_p.jpg
http://www.joann.com/joann/shop/shop...8/126582_p.jpg

Thoughts?

09-10-2009, 08:30 AM

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I agree that Eleanor Burns makes all patterns easier to do. But it sure seems her directions call for a much longer quilt than I'm used to. I made a twin size Trip Around the World from her book & it was 102 inches long! But I was still pretty new at quilt making so didn't figure out how to make a TAtW shorter than that.

09-10-2009, 09:06 AM

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The measurements I gave for the card trick was for a queen size.
I the book I have she beaks down all her measurements in baby, lap, twin, long twin, full and so on.

I've always had good luck with her books.

09-10-2009, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Sugarpumpkin

I think it will be pretty. But... looking at the picture with my head tilted, I think I would piece it as strips rather than HST's. Then put the strips on the diagonal.