| Quilts and quilt designs are created by
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| | and variations of it.Getting a little
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| combining blocks. By changing the shapes
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| | more complex, you can take some of the
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| of the pieces within a block (i.e.,
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| | square patches in the blocks and divide
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| substituting triangles for squares) and
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| | them in half from corner to corner
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| or changing the placement of the colors
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| | (commonly called half-square triangles in
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| of the pieces (i.e., switching light
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| | the quilting world), and create a star
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| fabric for dark fabric), you can create a
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| | design. Using the same half-square
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| whole new quilt design while keeping
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| | triangles and square patches, by simply
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| construction of your quilt the
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| | placing the fabrics in a specific design,
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| same.Simple is the name of the game for
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| | your checkerboard or square turns into a
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| many quilters. Using one or two shapes
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| | basket, or leaf shape, a bow tie shape,
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| for all of the pieces in your quilt makes
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| | or even a series of diamonds.Add
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| it easy to sew; and squares and triangles
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| | complexity to your design by increasing
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| offer many advantages in terms of
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| | the number of colors in your quilt, and
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| simplicity. As a beginning quilter,
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| | your design changes once again. And all
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| making the sewing simple gives you the
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| | of those design changes can be created by
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| opportunity to focus on learning and
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| | using only three basic shapes - squares,
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| practicing basic quilt making techniques
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| | half-square triangles and quarter-square
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| that you will use as you develop your
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| | triangles.Quilts are amazing works of art
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| craft.Interesting variations in quilt
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| | that have survived the test of time, and
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| blocks are achieved through placement of
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| | will continue to do so as long as there
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| the fabrics in addition to how each patch
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| | is fabric and quilting imagination.Happy
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| is divided. A simple nine patch quilt
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| | Quilting!Penny Halgren is a quilter of
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| block can be used as an example of how
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| | more than 24 years who seeks to interest
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| different a block can look just by
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| | new quilters and provide them with the
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| changing the placement of colors within
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| | resources necessary to create beautiful
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| the nine patches of one block.Using only
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| | quilts.Visit and sign up for our free
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| two colors of fabric in alternating
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| | newsletter and e-course "The 7 Most
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| squares creates a design like a
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| | Common Quilting Mistakes and How to
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| checkerboard. With the same nine patch
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| | Prevent Them." Resources on the site
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| of two colors of fabric, using only
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| | also include free downloadable quilt
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| square patches in each block, you can
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| | block patterns and Quilting Articles to
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| create a pattern that looks like a big X
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| | help you learn to quilt.
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| in your quilt. Thus, the Irish Chain,
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