Once again, my Relay for Life team will have a quilt raffle to raise funds. Last year we did well with Double Irish Chain in green and cream. It was well received, so we will use the same pattern this year, with different colors. This time we have a brown, caramel, pale blue focal fabric and a dark chocolate brown fabric as the chains, along with a pale blue background (alternate block) fabric.
It will be similar to the green quilt here:
Anyhow, my question has to do with assembly of the blocks. I will be making kits for the volunteer quilt makers. When several people join to make a quilt, sometimes they press seams in different directions, to say nothing of the size issues! So, I want to provide directions that will create the least confusion, and the best chance for uniformity. Do you think the plan provided in the above link is the best way to make the complex blocks? It calls for making the blocks in rows, which seems pretty straight forward to me. I am HOPING that this will insure a good pressing plan. (Last time someone wrote the directions to make the block in four quarters, each being a four patch, then join with the center strips. When it was time to assemble the blocks into rows, the pressing was all over and a real bother!) BTW: I like that we will have an easy block and a complex block, so we can distribute the kits according to the experience of the volunteers. We are not just raising funds ... we are coming together for a common cause. That's important.
Thank you for your advice! Pat in VA/USA