I have a book, still haven't made it.
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She doesn't show you how to make the large one. I would take four of the finished blocks, cut a neutral square the size of one of those blocks, and continue to make the large block just as you made the small blocks.
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Visually, the center block might need to be twice the size of the other 4.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2TuDpcJcPY This video shows how Jean uses the smaller 10 minute blocks and makes a larger block. Interesting and makes a beautiful quilt.
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Thanks for the question and reminder. Once I looked at the video, I realized I have that book!
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This block pattern came out a very long time ago and was originally used to do the faux bowtie quilt so you wouldn't have to sew a 'Y" seam. The bowtie look was made by using 2 different colors. Three blocks were all of one fabric and 2 blocks were a contrasting fabric. When you sewed them together it would look like a bowtie.
Although they are easy enough to put together, I was never very enthusiastic about the center block. However, in the video above, I liked the way that she sewed the center block down straight or curved it like the cathedral window block. I may just give this technique further consideration for a future quilt. It is very fast to do and the larger blocks would certainly use up a lot of fabric really fast and become a large quilt even faster than normal. I'm thinking it might be fun doing it in a sort of controlled scrappy-like quilt. |
Originally Posted by pewa88
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2TuDpcJcPY This video shows how Jean uses the smaller 10 minute blocks and makes a larger block. Interesting and makes a beautiful quilt.
I was even more impressed that she took that simple bowtie block and upscaled it to a fabulous block. I will definitely have do this pattern in the future. |
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Originally Posted by dublb
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I have made the 10 min block w/the center almost double the size of the other 4 blocks. I doubled it then subtracted a half inch. I have also just did it at 1 & a half times the size so as to git a bigger center but it still floated. I hope this makes since to ya.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]596790[/ATTACH] Meyert : What did you use to save the clip from the video? |
Thanks.. your input did help
to get the shot from the video I have a program on my work computer that captures screen shots and then you can save as a jpeg file... sorry I forget what the program is called. I am at home now and I don't have that program (it is pretty handy) |
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