SPRING 2 1/2 inch STRIP SWAP---SIGN-UP CLOSED

[CoyoteMagic]

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The strips are the width of the fabric, somewhere between 43 and 45 inches depending on the manufacturer.

Basicly you fold the fabric from one side to the other, "selvege" to "selvege" (finished edges) Then you measure 2 1/2 inches from the cut edge and cut the strip. It's easiest if you have a rotary cutter and a cutting mat. But it is easy, just watch your fingers!!

 

[CoyoteMagic]

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Hey Stephanie! I've got you on the list. I think you will like this!

 

[saddina]

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Strip piecing is what it's called. Many patterns use a repeat of colors next to each other (rail fence, checkerboards, around the world) or use longer pieces (log cabin, courthouse steps, pineapple).

2.5 strips finish to a 2 inch piece when sewn, which is a fairly common size in 8, 10 & 12 inch blocks.

http://quiltville.com/boxystars.shtml
http://quiltville.com/crayonbox.shtml
http://quiltville.com/diamondstrings.shtml
http://quiltville.com/pineappleblossom.shtml

Right now I'm doing the watermelon log cabin

http://images.google.com/images?hl=...log cabin quilt&oq=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

 

[saddina]

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The strips are the width of the fabric, somewhere between 43 and 45 inches depending on the manufacturer.

Basicly you fold the fabric from one side to the other, "selvege" to "selvege" (finished edges) Then you measure 2 1/2 inches from the cut edge and cut the strip. It's easiest if you have a rotary cutter and a cutting mat. But it is easy, just watch your fingers!!

I think she meant pattern-wise CM.....

 

[WriterofWords]

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The strips are the width of the fabric, somewhere between 43 and 45 inches depending on the manufacturer.

Basicly you fold the fabric from one side to the other, "selvege" to "selvege" (finished edges) Then you measure 2 1/2 inches from the cut edge and cut the strip. It's easiest if you have a rotary cutter and a cutting mat. But it is easy, just watch your fingers!!

I got the cutting out part,, but what do you do the strips you've cut? How are they used?

 

[WriterofWords]

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The strips are the width of the fabric, somewhere between 43 and 45 inches depending on the manufacturer.

Basicly you fold the fabric from one side to the other, "selvege" to "selvege" (finished edges) Then you measure 2 1/2 inches from the cut edge and cut the strip. It's easiest if you have a rotary cutter and a cutting mat. But it is easy, just watch your fingers!!

I think she meant pattern-wise CM.....

Yep that's what I mean! Thank you!
I'll have a rotary cutter by then so I'll sign up for this one! I figure if I do a few of these, I'll figure it out and I'll have something to do over the summer break!

 

[Acre of Blessings]

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I think she meant pattern-wise CM.....

Yep that's what I mean! Thank you!
I'll have a rotary cutter by then so I'll sign up for this one! I figure if I do a few of these, I'll figure it out and I'll have something to do over the summer break!

So each person will send in 24 strips of fabric, right?

 

[Acre of Blessings]

Can you sign me up again.....pweese

 

[CoyoteMagic]

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Yep that's what I mean! Thank you!
I'll have a rotary cutter by then so I'll sign up for this one! I figure if I do a few of these, I'll figure it out and I'll have something to do over the summer break!

So each person will send in 24 strips of fabric, right?

Yup, 24 each.

I'll get you a couple of links for things that you can create


ETA---oops just just saw your post Saddina. Thanks for the links. I posted some on the first post of this thread

 

[saddina]

Ok wanted to bounce off an idea...

I have YARDS of cotton floral, that are similar but not the same (as in 1 yard or large green floral and 1 of smaller green floral) from the same designers/collections. My mom bought gobs planning on making my sister sundresses and such, but lyn wasn't a dress girl and after the first few never got worn, mom gave up. Most of the fabrics are still in print, so I was thinking I'd mix them up, and send out sets by colors (peach floral, green floral, pinks, and so on) to get the 24 strips per set. This idea kosher with everyone? I can send out far more sets this way (mr saddi is reeling from a rather hefty postage bill tonight)