Going out of my mind. I have 4" squares & need advice

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07-13-2011, 04:39 PM

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Happy Treadler

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Hum. What about using the disappearing 4-patch in this tute: http://sewwonderful.blogspot.com/201...o-9-patch.html using the camo paired with each individual color and then staggering the colors across diagonally? I'm sure there are more people out there that can actually envision what it would look like a lot better than I can.

Like this?: http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...46329806GMLusd

07-13-2011, 04:48 PM

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hobo2000

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How about the easy pinwheel pattern. Take two contrasting 4" squares,right sides facing each other, sew 1/4" all the way around. press, cut corner to corner both ways. Open them and press and sew your pinwheel together. Its quick and easy and makes a great kids quilt.

07-13-2011, 05:13 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Treadler

That's a great idea. If you would stagger the blocks, I think it would resemble pixel camo.
:thumbup:

07-13-2011, 05:31 PM

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luvnquilt

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What about Trip Around the World?

07-13-2011, 06:14 PM

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MrsGuava

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Got any more black? You could add black to the right side and the bottom of each block. sew them together alternating the colors. It would be a nice "shadow" quilt.

07-13-2011, 06:40 PM

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GwynR

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Originally Posted by mom-6

Use the camo and the various greens as the corner squares (positions 1,3,7 & 9) of the D9P, the beige, the black and the kaiki (sp?) randomly for positions 2,4,5,6 & 8.

Quick, easy and should look awesome!

I like this idea!

07-13-2011, 10:57 PM

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Jim

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Originally Posted by luvnquilt

What about Trip Around the World?

I totally agree..looks like a trip around the world to me

07-14-2011, 04:02 AM

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gollytwo

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The disappearing 4-patch that Happy Treadler recommended would be my choice too.

07-14-2011, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by blueangel

You could do a D9P.

Perfect choice IMO

07-14-2011, 04:05 AM

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yonnikka

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Lay them out randomly--totally random. Step back. Take a digital photo. Evaluate. Buy more camo print fabric for Bigger pieces to incorporate with the small ones.