Help with Layer Cake and or 5 inch squares

[LancasterFan4]

Do any of you ladies have ways I can use a layer cake of fabric?
I purcased one at a quilt show recently along with some precut 5 inch squares and my brain won't tell me how to use these. Thanks ahead of time for you help, you folks always have such great answers.

[mic-pa]

I love those 5 inch squares, I made several tote bags using them. They worked great for that. Also made a set of placemats. Marge

[Geneva2]

Have you looked in the "quilt photo" section here?

[gmaann]

Eleanor's Dessert Time pattern can use Layer Cakes. Also a Jelly Roll for the 'piano key' border. Here's a photo of one I made from a Layer Cake and a Jelly Roll that I bought from QIAD at the show in Knoxville in July. Haven't quilted it yet.



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And the 5" squares are perfect to use for Eleanor's Tossed Nine Patch pattern. You just need 1/3 yard of another fabric for the center patch of each 9 patch. I used the purple, then used it again for the narrow border. Was able to find one of the fabrics from the charm squares for the border.



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P.S. I goofed on cutting the strips for the side borders - so that's why there's a nine patch in two corners! Just a way of fixing a goof!

[Marilynsgrammy]

Ann, both are beautiful... I have made the tossed 9patch and it is a sinch... and is even easier with the cake squares already cut out... I have the dessert time pattern just haven't used it yet.

Chriss

[sadiedaisy1]

Nice quilts, Ann! I really like Dessert Time...I might have to get that pattern. I just bought my first layer cake from QIAD using the gift certificate they handed out.

[LancasterFan4]

Thank you all for the patterns and pictures. This sight and you folks are the best. LancasterFan

[quiltnewby05]

I like scrappy quilts, and buy the majority of my fabric on sale. When I buy it I cut it into 5" squares, and 2.5" strips.

I have two books I love: Nickle Quilts, and More Nickle Quilts, by Pat Speth.

I also am just finishing a Jewel Box quilt by Eleonar that calls for 5.5" squares, but I used my 5" for the squares.

Have fun!