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    Old 06-02-2011, 09:35 AM
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    I am using the parallelogram die for my go...I made a beautiful design from their website...but I don't want to make it a small quilt...I want something bigger...I'm afraid if i make more of the same block....it won't look right...

    Help me turn this into a masterpiece please :-) I'm open to ANY and ALL suggestions!
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    Old 06-02-2011, 09:37 AM
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    Maybe if you put some plain blocks of your background fabric in between it would work. Good luck and be sure to show us the finished product.
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    If you have more fabric, do a border around these 4 blocks
    & make more blocks as a border around that. Repeat until
    it is as large as you want.
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    I think it would look great no matter how many blocks you make. Just my opinion :)
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    Old 06-02-2011, 10:02 AM
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    Originally Posted by needles3thread
    If you have more fabric, do a border around these 4 blocks
    & make more blocks as a border around that. Repeat until
    it is as large as you want.
    that was my first thought, also
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    Old 06-02-2011, 10:06 AM
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    Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
    Originally Posted by needles3thread
    If you have more fabric, do a border around these 4 blocks
    & make more blocks as a border around that. Repeat until
    it is as large as you want.
    that was my first thought, also
    I agree, this is a wonderful solution.
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    Old 06-02-2011, 10:14 AM
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    interesting....what size border would you do around these? and what size blocks would you make on top of that?


    Originally Posted by needles3thread
    If you have more fabric, do a border around these 4 blocks
    & make more blocks as a border around that. Repeat until
    it is as large as you want.
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    Old 06-02-2011, 10:16 AM
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    How would they look on point with un-pieced blocks in between them? This would stretch the blocks out and you wouldn't need to make that many.
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    i would put the four blocks on point, filling in with solid black, then add the print border then green then black.
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    Old 06-02-2011, 11:09 AM
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    I'll think I will do very similar to this...I will do black all the way around...then make 1/2 square triangles of the fabric used as another border, and then another border of the one i actually picked for the border LOL Hopefully that will fill it out some!

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    i would put the four blocks on point, filling in with solid black, then add the print border then green then black.
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