Hawaiian Shirts Recycled
01-26-2011, 01:34 PM
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Yes, it took a while to line up the fabrics after I had taken the shirt to pieces. Then I had to find extra triangles here and there to make up each 8. Determined to use up the fabric as much as possible, I then cut all the small squares for the four patch blocks in the sashing. Lots of scraps left which I shall use somehow in the backing.
01-26-2011, 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by stephanie
Yes, it took a while to line up the fabrics after I had taken the shirt to pieces. Then I had to find extra triangles here and there to make up each 8. Determined to use up the fabric as much as possible, I then cut all the small squares for the four patch blocks in the sashing. Lots of scraps left which I shall use somehow in the backing.
01-26-2011, 02:00 PM
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Yes. My blocks were 6 inch square when finished. so I cut 3 and a half inch strips from 4 layers, and sliced those through the 4 layers for 4 identical squares for each block. Much easier then the octagonal blocks!
01-26-2011, 02:15 PM
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I would love to try that. It does seem easier than the octagons. Let me go over that again. You lined up the 4 layers to match the fabric pattern and then cut 3 1/2" strips to make four 3 1/2" blocks. When you were done, they made 6" blocks. Yay!
01-31-2011, 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by annieshane
I will never look at Hawaiian prints the same way again. This is stunning. The sashing is perfect and really ties this work together!
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