I have a question about making a postage stamp quilt.
09-16-2011, 01:44 PM
#71
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I want to do a postage stamp quilt too. I started out making four patches from leftover squares and I'm undecided whether to incorporate them into the postage stamp quilt because they are each made of two fabrics. I think it might be nice to scatter them throughout.
In thinking about strip piecing, I was wondering if it would work to do a swap with strip piecing. For example, I take 25 (or so) different fabrics in my stash, cut a 1 1/2" strip from each and sew the strips together. I then subcut this into 25 (or so) 1 1/2" strips. Each of these strips would have one each of the twenty five fabrics. I swap 24 of them with other swappers, so everyone ends up with 25 different strips.
Would that work? Would anyone be interested?
In thinking about strip piecing, I was wondering if it would work to do a swap with strip piecing. For example, I take 25 (or so) different fabrics in my stash, cut a 1 1/2" strip from each and sew the strips together. I then subcut this into 25 (or so) 1 1/2" strips. Each of these strips would have one each of the twenty five fabrics. I swap 24 of them with other swappers, so everyone ends up with 25 different strips.
Would that work? Would anyone be interested?
09-16-2011, 02:15 PM
#72
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I have been cutting 1 and 1/2 " squares for years. I know
what I am going to do with them, but they are definitely not all different,. They are small pieces that are left over from other projects. There might be l or 2 of a pattern and there may be 20...I would have trouble counting
'alikes' even if I wanted to. It is the all-over effect that makes the quilt interesting. I have a lot of different
fabrics in my stash...but I'm not sure they measure in the
thousands, ha.
what I am going to do with them, but they are definitely not all different,. They are small pieces that are left over from other projects. There might be l or 2 of a pattern and there may be 20...I would have trouble counting
'alikes' even if I wanted to. It is the all-over effect that makes the quilt interesting. I have a lot of different
fabrics in my stash...but I'm not sure they measure in the
thousands, ha.
09-16-2011, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Mommomjoann
Dublb....you don't know what you are starting!!!! I started mine over two years ago, and still going. I have them in 5"x5" sqs.(25 pieces),stacked in containers. Don't know if I should put shushing around each one or just sew them all together. Each piece has been hand-sewn together. Makes a great on going project to take on trips or waiting time.
Good Luck...and yes, I agree...no one will know if you cut out a different section from the same material....but us!!!!
Good Luck...and yes, I agree...no one will know if you cut out a different section from the same material....but us!!!!
8-)
09-16-2011, 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Greenheron
Originally Posted by Mommomjoann
Don't know if I should put shushing around each one
8-)
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