My Maiden 4-Patch Posey !!!!
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Native Texan ... oh yes, go for it! They are so addictive and so fun.
I'd love to do more and often look at fabrics, thinking of them as candidates!
I just love the surprise that every block gives.
Donna Pea ... Thank you! ... maybe we have inspired you to do one for yourself?
Wildyard ... yes there are so many setting possibilities for 4PPs, as with many quilts.
Cutting the 4Ps as tris instead of squares is a really nice spin.
I didn't know about that when I did mine, or else I surely would have!
I'd love to do more and often look at fabrics, thinking of them as candidates!
I just love the surprise that every block gives.
Donna Pea ... Thank you! ... maybe we have inspired you to do one for yourself?
Wildyard ... yes there are so many setting possibilities for 4PPs, as with many quilts.
Cutting the 4Ps as tris instead of squares is a really nice spin.
I didn't know about that when I did mine, or else I surely would have!
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You just can't stop, as you want to see what the next combo creates!
The black is actually my design wall.
The quilt was finished up with purple, gold and green ... no black!
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Native Texan ... oh yes, go for it! They are so addictive and so fun.
I'd love to do more and often look at fabrics, thinking of them as candidates!
I just love the surprise that every block gives.
Donna Pea ... Thank you! ... maybe we have inspired you to do one for yourself?
Wildyard ... yes there are so many setting possibilities for 4PPs, as with many quilts.
Cutting the 4Ps as tris instead of squares is a really nice spin.
I didn't know about that when I did mine, or else I surely would have!
I'd love to do more and often look at fabrics, thinking of them as candidates!
I just love the surprise that every block gives.
Donna Pea ... Thank you! ... maybe we have inspired you to do one for yourself?
Wildyard ... yes there are so many setting possibilities for 4PPs, as with many quilts.
Cutting the 4Ps as tris instead of squares is a really nice spin.
I didn't know about that when I did mine, or else I surely would have!
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Here's a link showing how to do it .....
https://artinsearch.blogspot.com/201...ing-along.html
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Thinking a bit further here ....
Better to make the square larger, and cut with an X to create four piles of triangles.
That way you eliminate bias edges at the outside edge of each 4PP.
Better to make the square larger, and cut with an X to create four piles of triangles.
That way you eliminate bias edges at the outside edge of each 4PP.
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When you make a 4PP w/ triangles you only have one option for laying out the pieces, all 90' points to the inside. So if you are indecisive or don't want to agonize over which layout is the prettiest that is the way to go. If you make them w/ squares you have 4 different options for each stack (4 90' points) that can be a better option if you have a tight repeat and want to minimize how many duplicates you are making. You can also minimize the duplicates by choosing a strip size not evenly divisible into the repeat size. (if your repeat is 8 inches go w/ an odd number like 3 inches)
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Another way to get a different look to the stacks and avoid repeat designs ,whether 4PP, OBW or SAW ....
.... is to fully cut your repeat fully, then before cutting the next repeat, cut off an inch or WHY,
so that you shift where you are cutting for the next series of stacks.
.... is to fully cut your repeat fully, then before cutting the next repeat, cut off an inch or WHY,
so that you shift where you are cutting for the next series of stacks.
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