The last unit! Compared to 110 three inch 9-patches twenty center units seem like a piece of cake. While the units have various sized pieces this is still a 9-patch using the same strip piecing technique. Making the center unit cut 6 red strips at 2 1/2" x WOF (width of fabric)cut 3 white strips … Continue reading Homespun Center Unit
Now that the corner units are done I do a little happy dance because I feel the most tedious part of this quilt is over and everything else is downhill. Part of the work for these units are already done since the 1 1/2" red and white strips are sewn, it is simply a matter … Continue reading Homespun: Cross Arm Unit
Disney gave us "101 Dalmatians," and Nellie Forbush sang that her Honey Bun was "101 pounds of fun" in the musical South Pacific. I present to you 110 9-patches. My brain begins to melt if I think too much about that number, especially when the finished block is 3 inches and also used as cornerstones … Continue reading Homespun Corner Units part 2: Making the 9-patch
If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first.Mark Twain For me, the frog in making the Homespun quilt is all those little one inch squares. I cannot begin … Continue reading Homespun Corner Units: Making the 4-patch
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