Ideas for crooked panel blocks?
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Ideas for crooked panel blocks?
I cut apart some blocks from a panel and they are CROOKED! Not cut crooked, printed crooked! Does anyone have any ideas how I can use them. Any ideas on making a wonky-type block by adding fabrics around the blocks? Anyone? Anyone?
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Like this.
You could make it scrappy like the picture, or
half the blocks bordered in one color, and half in a contrasting color, then alternate blocks in your quilt.
Like this.
You could make it scrappy like the picture, or
half the blocks bordered in one color, and half in a contrasting color, then alternate blocks in your quilt.
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There are patterns on the net for setting blocks wonky with triangle pieces. That's too much work for me. I just add 2-3 inch sashing around my blocks and use my large square to cut them wonky. All you do is turn the square on top of the sashed square until you get the angle you want and trim off the extra fabric.
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I've worked with them before and it's an easy fix. Cut them out, soak them with starch, start with one pin and stick it thru your piece and ironing board. Carefully stretch straighten it out all around while pinning. Use a hot iron to dry into shape. I've had up to 20 pins in a 4x4 piece before. Easy peasy.
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I've worked with them before and it's an easy fix. Cut them out, soak them with starch, start with one pin and stick it thru your piece and ironing board. Carefully stretch straighten it out all around while pinning. Use a hot iron to dry into shape. I've had up to 20 pins in a 4x4 piece before. Easy peasy.
I've learned to check for grain lines on those panels before buying them now.
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