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03-20-2011, 10:12 AM

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MadQuilter

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Many of the swaps use the 12.5" (unfinished) size and I like it.

03-20-2011, 10:20 AM

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carolaug

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I am doing 12 and 18 inch blocks and I always thought it would be huge...but they have a lot of pieces so its really nice...I think you you make a plain block it would be big but if you are piecing one it looks great.

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Originally Posted by mona202

Is there a block size that is the "standard"? What size block is most commonly used? What size do you prefer? I have been using 4 and 8 inch but a lot of books say 12"? That seems huge to me!

This one is 18 inch block

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03-20-2011, 10:24 AM

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milp04

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MadQuilter

Many of the swaps use the 12.5" (unfinished) size and I like it.

My quilt guild uses 12.5" unfinished for most swaps. Last year they used 6.5" and most people didn't like doing them. The smaller the block the harder that it is to put together. We've gone back to the large size for this year.

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