Try this fun, easy project with two-at-a-time block construction, and your approach to quilt design may never be the same.

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Skill Level BEGINNER

Finished Size 52 1/4˝ x 60 7/8˝

Alternate Colorway

This quilt is show in a traditional alternate colorway with red centers and homespun plaids.

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May/June 2010

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btiny36

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I made this quilt

This was a very interesting quilt to make. I made it with black/white/blue...it turned out to be very striking. I add three borders, first one was blue, second was pinwheel with alternating rectangles and third was plain black....

Dec 27, 2010 at 07:49 PM

Kathy_Hannah

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Block Positioning

Hi gracielu. Each block has two short seams (from sewing the 3 1/2˝ white/black squares to the green 3 1/2˝ middle square), and two long seams (from sewing the 9 1/2˝ black/white strip to the middle square unit). The idea of the pattern is to have some blocks with the long seams horizontal, and to rotate other blocks 90 degrees to have the long seams vertical. This is what gives you the off-center barn raising look of the quilt. Thanks for the question! - Kathy

Apr 13, 2010 at 09:17 AM

gracielu

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correction

I meant to say horizontal, sorry.

Apr 11, 2010 at 06:04 PM

gracielu

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question about position of blocks

putting the blocks together you say to put the long seams of the squares in opposite directions, so the long seams will be horizational on one block and vertical on the other? It was kind of confusing. The quilt is very interesting

Apr 11, 2010 at 06:01 PM