33-yr-old-quilt- in- the- making
10-26-2008, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by JANW
Great scrappy pattern. What pattern and square size?
the pattern has no name as far as i know. i was in the cradle when i began, so i made it up. i thought i would do all 9-patch, but i was too impatient. i call it 'around the world on square'. the total size is 98-1/2 x 97-1/2. round that out to 100 and divide by the number of blocks across to find out the block size, because who remembers? now it's gone and i can't measure it. once you have the large block size, divide by three for the size of the little squares. i.e. if the large square is 12", divide by 3 for the size of the little squares. that would be 4". so 9 4" square would equal 1 12" square. this is without seam allowances. i feel it's a good queen-size. i always shoot for around 95 to 98 square.
the colors were determined by whatever leftovers i had from sewing clothing for me and my kids. that's why some of the colors scream. i actually had to buy very little. i used a sheet on a 50% off sale from jc penny for the backing. after washing it a few times it got very soft. i'm glad i didn't plan it, because it has a real scrappy look.
i hope you finish it faster than i did! lol!
10-26-2008, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
Originally Posted by JANW
Great scrappy pattern. What pattern and square size?
the pattern has no name as far as i know. i was in the cradle when i began, so i made it up. i thought i would do all 9-patch, but i was too impatient. i call it 'around the world on square'. the total size is 98-1/2 x 97-1/2. round that out to 100 and divide by the number of blocks across to find out the block size, because who remembers? now it's gone and i can't measure it. once you have the large block size, divide by three for the size of the little squares. i.e. if the large square is 12", divide by 3 for the size of the little squares. that would be 4". so 9 4" square would equal 1 12" square. this is without seam allowances. i feel it's a good queen-size. i always shoot for around 95 to 98 square.
the colors were determined by whatever leftovers i had from sewing clothing for me and my kids. that's why some of the colors scream. i actually had to buy very little. i used a sheet on a 50% off sale from jc penny for the backing. after washing it a few times it got very soft. i'm glad i didn't plan it, because it has a real scrappy look.
i hope you finish it faster than i did! lol!
10-28-2008, 09:03 AM
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My opinion? I think it is a wonderful quilt and my guess is that a 7 year old would never have appreciated it as much as a 40 year old would. Better late than never. Worth waiting for. And ...... best of all ...... there is hope for me yet! I am the Queen of UFOs.
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