A new approach to tumbling blocks

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16 years ago

Thu, Feb 28, 2008 5:19 PM

John, here's a king-sized tumbling blocks quilt I made with Sara Nephew's Building Blocks method (no Y-seams) and it wasn't hard to do at all.

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John, here's a link to a tumbling blocks quilt I made with Sara Nephew's Building Blocks method. No Y-seams.

For an even more elaborate version, I made this one which basically uses the same technique.

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You'd probably whip out a few quilts in no time at all using this technique!!

Carole D. - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW Georgia

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16 years ago

Thu, Feb 28, 2008 6:21 PM

Those look great. I guess there is always another way to do everything.

John

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16 years ago

Thu, Feb 28, 2008 8:17 PM

No Y-seams, but it does mean that some of the diamonds are seamed -- they are made up of two triangles. That may or may not be noticeable, depending on your fabric choice.

Julia in MN

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Carole-Retired and Lov> John, here's a king-sized tumbling blocks quilt I made with Sara

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16 years ago

Thu, Feb 28, 2008 10:40 PM

John, I've never done this pattern, but it's not for fear of doing inset seams. After all, my favorite block is the Lemoyne star (or a feathered version of the same), and that has inset (or Y) seams, too. You're so right -- they're not that big a deal. I'm glad you've discovered this -- now add some Lemoyne stars to your repertoire!