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Batik quilt #2 - it's finished!

Pearl

Re: Batik quilt #2
« Reply #15 on: November 23, 2019, 19:04:27 PM »
That is gorgeous! Can you give me the measurements please dear @Ploshkin ??

And me, please, @Ploshkin , or it’s going to keep me awake all night.

Ploshkin

Re: Batik quilt #2
« Reply #16 on: November 23, 2019, 19:07:59 PM »
@Lowena Do you mean the size of the blocks?  They measure 14 1/2"  and I'm having 4 rows of 4.  I'm aiming for about 60" square for the final quilt size.
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Lowena

Re: Batik quilt #2
« Reply #17 on: November 23, 2019, 19:11:04 PM »
I actually meant the size of the strips, squares, triangles....the actual components, if you don't mind @Ploshkin
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Ploshkin

Re: Batik quilt #2
« Reply #18 on: November 23, 2019, 19:18:56 PM »
The strips are 7 1/2" x 2 1/4"  (I cut them from a jelly roll but then cut a quarter inch off the width because the blocks were going to end up too big).

The small squares are 2 1/4" x 2 1/4"

The background fabric is two 8" squares, one cut into 2 triangles.  This is slightly bigger than needed but I lose the excess when I square the block.
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Lowena

Re: Batik quilt #2
« Reply #19 on: November 23, 2019, 21:49:25 PM »
The k you <3
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Lilian

Re: Batik quilt #2
« Reply #20 on: November 23, 2019, 22:26:21 PM »
I did start a thread on my second batik quilt but it was in the general bit so I thought that now I've begun the actual thing I would put my progress under Current Projects.
I have completed my first block.  It's easy to put together but was a bit tricky to square up.  It's 14 1/2"  I can chain piece the following ones but wanted to complete one first to see if it was ok.  [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]  
It is straight, the sides are a lens aberration.

This looks like a variation of the French braid/friendship braid.   :)

similar to this:
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Pearl

Re: Batik quilt #2
« Reply #21 on: November 24, 2019, 06:24:41 AM »
Or the Farmhouse Star block.  I prefer Ploshie’s version, though.

Ploshkin

Re: Batik quilt #2
« Reply #22 on: November 24, 2019, 07:50:35 AM »
I started with the intention of doing a French Braid quilt but decided to put in the cornerstones to brighten it up a bit.  Then I came across a picture of a quilt, quite incidentally, and it used this block.
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Bjay

Re: Batik quilt #2
« Reply #23 on: November 25, 2019, 11:48:01 AM »
Thank you Ploshkin for those meaurements,  and thanks for the pictures of the other 2 blocks.
I am such a novice

Bjay  <3
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Lowena

Re: Batik quilt #2
« Reply #24 on: November 25, 2019, 13:56:57 PM »
sorry @Ploshkin if I did it at 2.5" would the strips and larger squares need to be bigger?
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Ploshkin

Re: Batik quilt #2
« Reply #25 on: November 25, 2019, 16:23:21 PM »
@Lowena I need to work out what size the (dastardly) triangles need to be - I'll let you know.
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Ploshkin

Re: Batik quilt #2
« Reply #26 on: November 28, 2019, 13:35:50 PM »
I have finished my 16 blocks - 4 each of 4 different fabric combos.  Here is one of each (light levels are appalling today so not a great picture
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This is the layout I am going for which is the one I originally intended.  I did shuffle them around but in other layouts the shapes made by the background fabric were too dominant.  I've got lots of cut off pieces from the strips so I'm thinking of piecing them for a border.
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fajita

Re: Batik quilt #2
« Reply #27 on: November 29, 2019, 00:12:02 AM »
Really pretty, @Ploshkin

Lisalou1965

Re: Batik quilt #2
« Reply #28 on: November 29, 2019, 14:59:41 PM »
That is gorgeous...I love the colours and the layout!

L
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Lilian

Re: Batik quilt #2
« Reply #29 on: November 29, 2019, 17:17:32 PM »
 :loveit:
Willing but not always able :)