Wickedly Easy scrap xmas turned difficult.
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Wickedly Easy scrap xmas turned difficult.
Hi everyone, I picked up all of these wonderful scraps at a thrift store. They were not long enough to make 7 1/2 cuts so i decided to cut 6 inches instead. Now I have 12 squares done, however they turnout 15" x 13 1/2 " so now I cannot turn every other one like the pattern calls for. What do you think I should do? It looks so busy like I have the blocks on my design wall. Thanks for any suggestions. Suzanne [ATTACH=CONFIG]449931[/ATTACH]
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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If you find it too busy putting the blocks together, add sashing between them. If you add a 2 inch sash on the 13 1/2 side the blocks will be almost square again and you could turn them? Looking pretty!
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Join Date: Mar 2012
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Tartan, you come up with such great suggestions. Putting that sashing on and then turning them might give them the same flavor as the...what is it called, falling charms, tumbling charms? You know what I mean.
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yes this option would allow for turning and rotating, plus if you make the sashing a solid cream or light color it will maybe calm it down some.
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Victoria, Australia
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What about a nice Christmas green or red sashing turning them into squares and then rotating. Or no turning - just a great quilt with sashing that is calm yet festive.
Great job with your scrap find, nice work assembling such a merry quilt.
Great job with your scrap find, nice work assembling such a merry quilt.
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