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06-10-2014, 10:03 PM

#31

gale

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Join Date: Apr 2007

Location: North-Central Indiana

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cat-on-a-mac

When I'm doing a scrappy type quilt with blocks that are not all the same ... I lay them out on the floor or bed or design wall, and move everything around until I'm happy. Then I label them with little pieces of masking tape, identifying the rows with letters and the columns with numbers (A1, A2 ... An, B1, B2 ...Bn). Kind of like a spreadsheet.

Then I can always get them back into the right order if I lose track as I sew rows together.

That's what I've always done too. Now I also take a phone pic but I still use the old method as well. The pic is just a backup.

06-11-2014, 09:12 AM

#32

purplefiend

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Join Date: May 2010

Location: Round Rock,Texas

Posts: 6,135

Quote:

Originally Posted by earthwalker

I have to take pictures or leave everything laid out on the spare bed and do everything piece at a time and even then I pin notes and numbers! I am a complete numbskull when it comes to putting things together properly.

I use masking tape pieces to mark row & block # or I'd never get the top sewn in the right order.
Sharon

06-11-2014, 10:36 AM

#33

CorgiNole

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Join Date: Jun 2010

Location: Chapel Hill

Posts: 1,086

I take pictures of the final layout and often along they way I'll take pictures of variations and see which my son and husband like better as well. My son has a very good eye for color/design.

Cheers, K

06-11-2014, 12:39 PM

#34

cashs_mom

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Join Date: Jul 2013

Location: Houston, TX

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I used my digital camera all the time so that I can get the layouts correct. It's a lifesaver and like the OP said, you can download the pic to your laptop and have a bigger image if you need it.