Using stripes in quilts

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03-04-2010, 06:30 PM

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smitty

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I use stripes whenever I can for bindings. they look great !

03-04-2010, 09:42 PM

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Pepita

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Originally Posted by SaraSewing

I use mostly my stash in quilting. I've gotta get it used to a more managable size. I have recently organized it, and there are alot of stripes. Can anyone give me ideas for patterns that use stripes well?

I took a class at IQF Quilt festival that wanted us to look at stripes and directional prints differently. It was called Stars that snap-crackle-Pop, or something like that! Maybe I just had the cereal on the brain. I hope I can get the pic of my unfinished blocks in.

The second picture was the teachers sample. Look closely, you will find stripes in the stars. It gives a dimension, kind of like movement.

my work in progress, second star top blue stripe running lengthways, Green and white stripein 234and last star. there are more, .

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The teachers example. Same patterns, a bit of a take off of Jenny Byers soft edge piecing

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