Thursday, 27 August 2015

Greek Square Quilt



I do know how to make a Greek Square. I’ve made dozens of them. They have lots of colorful names like Churn Dash, Monkey Wrench, Hole-in-the-Barn-Door, and Fisherman’s Reel. I didn’t buy this quilt pattern for the block; I bought it for the charming double-diamond border. It was an added bonus that the pattern contained instructions for two quilts: a wall-hanging and a table runner. The directions warned that accurate piecing was necessary for the pattern to come out right, so I was even more than normally careful about cutting the pieces and sewing a scant 1/4 seam allowance. Still, the top ended up a full inch too small for the pieced borders. I did a little backwards engineering (wish I’d done the math BEFORE I started cutting) and realized the double-diamond border instructions were wrong in the first place. I want to try this border again someday. But if I do, I’ll design my OWN pattern.

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