Stash Project

Stash Project, Border Part 1

May 25, 2009

The votes have been counted and Border #2 has won.  I’ll give you the instructions today for the borders leading up to the pieced border.  Without borders, your top should measure 58-1/2″ x 77″, including seam allowances. Background Fabric: 5 – 2-1/4″ strips (A) 12 – 2″ strips (B) Border Fabric: 8 – 1-3/4″ strips [...]

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Which Border?

May 21, 2009

For the Big Star Stash Project, assuming I can get them both to work easily with this quilt, which border pattern do you want?  Majority rules and whichever one you don’t pick will probably show up on another quilt soon. Border #1: Border #2, which is probably the border or a similar border that was [...]

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Stash Project Correction

May 4, 2009

For the 20 squares from the border fabric, they should be cut 3″ . . not 2-1/2″.

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Stash Project #2, Step 4

May 3, 2009

From the Brightly Colored Stash Fabric, cut 248 – 2″ x 2-1/2″ rectangles. From the Background Fabrics, cut 62 – 1″ x 16-1/2″ strips. From the Border Fabric, cut 20 – 3″ squares. 1.  Sew 8 pieces together (joining the 2″ sides) so that you have a sashing strip.  Make 31. 2.  Sew a 1″ [...]

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Stash Quilt, Step 3

April 28, 2009

Cut 48 – 2-1/2″ brightly colored stash squares. Cut 48 – 2-1/2″ background squares. Cut 48 – 4-1/2″ background squares. Sew four brightly colored stash squares together to make four patches.  Make 12. Sew a smaller flying geese unit to two opposite sides of the four patches.  Make 12. Sew 2-1/2″ background squares to both [...]

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Stash Project Info

April 16, 2009

First, don’t forget this weekend is Quiltathon.  Cook, clean, shop, do the laundry  .. do everything you can ahead of time so you can sew all weekend. Either this afternoon or tomorrow I’ll put some cutting directions for the stash project.  I’m not giving yardage requirements because you’ll just use stash fabrics to get a [...]

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