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Make a Whimsical Shoofly Quilt with Jenny! New Tutorial
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God, Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The stash to make a quilt to help me cope,
A quilt to give to comfort those I love in times of hurt, fear and uncertainty.
And the courage to keep on sewing when life itself seems held together by a single thread of hope.Tags: None
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Re: Make a Whimsical Shoofly Quilt with Jenny! New Tutorial
Originally posted by bkthomas View PostThanks Annika! Love that you always do this!
I want to keep my fellow addicts happy! ;-)sigpic
God, Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The stash to make a quilt to help me cope,
A quilt to give to comfort those I love in times of hurt, fear and uncertainty.
And the courage to keep on sewing when life itself seems held together by a single thread of hope.
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Re: Make a Whimsical Shoofly Quilt with Jenny! New Tutorial
Beautiful quilt! So many possibilities!
The only thing I would do differently - I would make half-square triangles instead of snowballing those corners.
I have a pastry roll that would be neat for this. I believe it's called Farmer's Market.Vonnie
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Vonnie, I just watched the video and read the comments from the other viewers and someone else made a similiar comment. So I was wondering, how big would the print squares need to be to make the HSTs? I know you would need two of them to make a total of four HSTs, so I would think that what you have left over from the print fabric would be smaller than the 5 inch square, plus a narrow strip.
I may be over thinking this, but wouldn't it be nicer to have what amounted to a charm pack left over than a stack of smaller squares. Not to mention you would need to buy yardage for the HSTs instead of using a jelly roll strip?
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Re: Make a Whimsical Shoofly Quilt with Jenny! New Tutorial
Originally posted by Caroline T. View PostVonnie, I just watched the video and read the comments from the other viewers and someone else made a similiar comment. So I was wondering, how big would the print squares need to be to make the HSTs? I know you would need two of them to make a total of four HSTs, so I would think that what you have left over from the print fabric would be smaller than the 5 inch square, plus a narrow strip.
I may be over thinking this, but wouldn't it be nicer to have what amounted to a charm pack left over than a stack of smaller squares. Not to mention you would need to buy yardage for the HSTs instead of using a jelly roll strip?
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Originally posted by Caroline T. View PostSo I was wondering, how big would the print squares need to be to make the HSTs? I know you would need two of them to make a total of four HSTs, so I would think that what you have left over from the print fabric would be smaller than the 5 inch square, plus a narrow strip.
I think it would make a cute border design.Cindy
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Originally posted by seaturtle View PostCarolyn, you could start with the 5" square Jenny used and make 4 HST at a time and then trim down to 2.5". You would have a little waste from the trimming, but overall, I think it would be quicker than all those snowballs. You would still have the 5" that she put to the side for another project.
I think it would make a cute border design.
1. Not wasting any additional fabric
2. Even if your initial 5" cuts are a little off , it's Ok, 'cause you will have some forgiveness when you trim down the smaller squares. And the finished squares will be more uniformed in size and shape.
3. Probably not actually going to do any more (or less) cutting or sewing than if I snowballed instead.
4. And an added bonus, since the corner hst squares (is that even a proper term?) would end up being on a bias instead of straight of grain, it would be easier to lineup the seams when connecting the finished blocks
Now I just have to remember to not go crazy cutting 2 1/2 inch strips out of all the background fabric...must remember to cut some @ 5"
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Re: Make a Whimsical Shoofly Quilt with Jenny! New Tutorial
Originally posted by seaturtle View PostCarolyn, you could start with the 5" square Jenny used and make 4 HST at a time and then trim down to 2.5". You would have a little waste from the trimming, but overall, I think it would be quicker than all those snowballs. You would still have the 5" that she put to the side for another project.
I think it would make a cute border design.
It's a quick block... nice for when you want something fast. I just would have to find other fabrics... glad she showed the white. I like white in my quilts.
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Re: Make a Whimsical Shoofly Quilt with Jenny! New Tutorial
Originally posted by SisterDi View PostWouldn't you lose your points with HSTs?Vonnie
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