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    Old 02-06-2013, 06:36 AM
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    IM a scrapper thru and thru.. Im not a quilter who follows patterns and most of my quilts are oopsies.. Ive created what Ive seen in pics and usually add my own lil flair to it .. Or Id have a wild hair and decided to create what i envisioned- never turns out what i originally envisioned.. Sound familiar?!?!?...

    I was doing some mindless sewing and now IM asking for Ideas, Advice, and pictures for what i should do with hundreds of 2x2 four- patch squares... Im pretty visual so if there's a pic of the entire quilt please post.. I dont do well with just a block pic, I guess i just dont see the path its suppose to lead me on.. lol..

    Anyway If you have any ideas or suggestions please comment... I didnt have anything in mind for these lil guys and quite honestly I do not need another UFO hanging around.. My limit is 18 UFO & WIP's !!! lol..


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    Old 02-06-2013, 06:45 AM
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    What about a random scrappy quilt? Just mix them all up, randomly pick them up and join them together? Or you could border them with plain fabrics of various colours and then join them up? Or how about an Irish chain quilt 4 of these together as one block and then a plain block of the same size etc. Sorry I haven't any pictures. Best wishes.
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    Old 02-06-2013, 06:56 AM
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    You could alternate with plain blocks that are the same size or just sew them together to make 12" blocks and surround them with black to pop the colors.
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    Old 02-06-2013, 07:09 AM
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    something like this?
    Patches and pinwheels.
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    Old 02-06-2013, 07:24 AM
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    i like debrak's quilt. but my thought was this'
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    Old 02-06-2013, 07:29 AM
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    looks like you got your job cut out for u and thank you for sharing. The above ideas are terrific
    Have a Blessed day
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    Old 02-06-2013, 07:41 AM
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    I'm working on a bag, then a box of 2" squares that were given to me. I'm making 4 patches right now. After that I square them up since I didn't cut the 2" squares and there is some variation. Then I plan to put a 1" border all the way around in a constant color, finally I will make that block a square in a square(triangles all the way around). These will be scrappy again. I'm thinking when I sew these together I'll get a nice secondary pattern. Good luck with whatever you decide.
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    Old 02-06-2013, 07:42 AM
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    Originally Posted by DebraK
    something like this?
    Patches and pinwheels.
    Scrappies normally make me dizzy - but - I REALLY like this one!
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    Old 02-06-2013, 08:00 AM
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    make a jewel box , those would be great for that.
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    Old 02-06-2013, 08:04 AM
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    I really like both of the visuals, good luck and post a pic when finished I would love to see it finished.
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