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Square in a Square by Jodi Barrows
Has anyone tried the square-in-a-square technique by Jodi Barrows or bought
her video? It really looks easy. What do you think? Helen |
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Square in a Square by Jodi Barrows
You can watch her videos at www.quiltersnewsnetwork.com and
www.quilterstv.com -- Kathyl (KJ) remove "nospam" before mchsi http://community.webshots.com/user/kathylquiltz "hmharris" wrote in message . .. Has anyone tried the square-in-a-square technique by Jodi Barrows or bought her video? It really looks easy. What do you think? Helen |
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Square in a Square by Jodi Barrows
I bought one of her books to do one of the projects in it but I ended up
recreating the pattern in EQ6. I just didn't like the idea of all those bias edges when they weren't really necessary. Laurie G. in CA "hmharris" wrote in message . .. Has anyone tried the square-in-a-square technique by Jodi Barrows or bought her video? It really looks easy. What do you think? Helen |
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Square in a Square by Jodi Barrows
On Apr 22, 8:43 pm, "hmharris" wrote:
Has anyone tried the square-in-a-square technique by Jodi Barrows or bought her video? It really looks easy. What do you think? Helen Hi Helen, I have the ruler and I have played with scraps to make portions of blocks. Beware of the number of bias edges that the methods produce if you have an aversion to working with bias. A straight-grain fabric strip will give a bias edge when trimmed and this is the method that all the options produce - for instance: the outside edges of the corner triangles in the square/square block or flying geese blocks will be bias. I haven't used the ruler to make a quilt top or portions of a quilt top so I can't comment on the stability of any of the blocks with handling over time. jennellh (change the mail to news) |
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Square in a Square by Jodi Barrows
That and the "waste" is the main thing stopping me from that technique.
I also don't find making square in a square blocks that difficult. G Pati, in Phx Laurie G. wrote: I bought one of her books to do one of the projects in it but I ended up recreating the pattern in EQ6. I just didn't like the idea of all those bias edges when they weren't really necessary. Laurie G. in CA "hmharris" wrote in message . .. Has anyone tried the square-in-a-square technique by Jodi Barrows or bought her video? It really looks easy. What do you think? Helen |
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Square in a Square by Jodi Barrows
KJ wrote:
You can watch her videos at www.quiltersnewsnetwork.com and www.quilterstv.com I watched the quilterstv one and am exhausted for the rest of the day! -- Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin |
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Square in a Square by Jodi Barrows
Yep, the waste is an issue with me.
Although I do tend to cut most pieces a shade too big and trim for a nice clean edge for piecing the finished blocks (eg. for HSTs I round to the inch rather than using the 7/8inch rule), and I suppose that incurs some waste. But I do try to avoid bias on the outside edge of anything where I can. -- Cheryl & the Cats in OZ o o o o ( Y ) ( Y ) Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Pati Cook" wrote in message ink.net... : That and the "waste" is the main thing stopping me from that technique. : I also don't find making square in a square blocks that difficult. G : : Pati, in Phx : : Laurie G. wrote: : : I bought one of her books to do one of the projects in it but I ended up : recreating the pattern in EQ6. I just didn't like the idea of all those bias : edges when they weren't really necessary. : : Laurie G. in CA : : "hmharris" wrote in message : . .. : : Has anyone tried the square-in-a-square technique by Jodi Barrows or : bought her video? It really looks easy. : What do you think? : : Helen : : : : |
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Square in a Square by Jodi Barrows
This wouldn't address the waste issue, but cutting the added strips on
the bias would leave the cut edges on the straight grain. .. In message , CATS writes Yep, the waste is an issue with me. Although I do tend to cut most pieces a shade too big and trim for a nice clean edge for piecing the finished blocks (eg. for HSTs I round to the inch rather than using the 7/8inch rule), and I suppose that incurs some waste. But I do try to avoid bias on the outside edge of anything where I can. -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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Square in a Square by Jodi Barrows
I have the book and ruler. I find what I like it best for is making
very small blocks. Using her technique I can make extremely small flying geese and other blocks that I would never attempt otherwise. Sunny On Apr 22, 5:43 pm, "hmharris" wrote: Has anyone tried the square-in-a-square technique by Jodi Barrows or bought her video? It really looks easy. What do you think? Helen |
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Square in a Square by Jodi Barrows
For very small blocks, I would probably use foundation paper piecing.
For all but the very smallest geese, I like the method Eleanor Burns and Mary Sue Suit use. Eleanor has a demo on her website: http://www.quiltinaday.com/video/flyinggeese.asp. She has some rulers that make it easier to trim some sizes, but you don't need the special rulers and the technique is applicable to any size geese. The demo shows how to trim without the special rulers, too. To do other sizes, cut a square of "geese" fabric 1" larger than the long side of the finished block. Cut a square of the "sky" fabric 1-1/2" larger than the square of "geese" fabric. Julia in MN Sunny wrote: I have the book and ruler. I find what I like it best for is making very small blocks. Using her technique I can make extremely small flying geese and other blocks that I would never attempt otherwise. Sunny On Apr 22, 5:43 pm, "hmharris" wrote: Has anyone tried the square-in-a-square technique by Jodi Barrows or bought her video? It really looks easy. What do you think? Helen -- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/ |
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