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tumbling blocks pattern and directions
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 6:21 am
by oldmodel66
Anyone out there have any suggestions on the easiest and best directions for the tumbling blocks 3 deminsional pattern? It looks so interesting and fun but I don't know where to start.
Re: tumbling blocks pattern and directions
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:14 am
by MAWmum
I know on simply quilts they showed a tumbling blocks that is strip pieced and so it doesn't have y seams you can look it up on HGTV or DIYnetwork.
Re: tumbling blocks pattern and directions
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:16 am
by MAWmum
Re: tumbling blocks pattern and directions
Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 3:31 pm
by sunsup
Yep, I saw that show too and bought the pattern, but I havn't tried to make one yet. It sure looks easier than the traditional method.
Re: tumbling blocks pattern and directions
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:21 am
by nanner
I have the Marci Baker pattern ("Not Your
Grandmother's Tumbling Block") that I saw demonstrated on
QNN when it was free. I haven't tried it yet.
Nancy
Re: tumbling blocks pattern and directions
Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:13 pm
by oldmodel66
Thank you all for your help and direction. I saw the HGTV instructions and sadly have to admit that I became "lost" during the cutting part, having never used a triangle before (am rather new to this). I did look at the Not your Grandmother's and think it looks less complicated. Perhaps I will go that route.
Happy quilting.
Re: tumbling blocks pattern and directions
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 12:08 pm
by sewbug
I found this pattern using Half Square Triangels to make tumbling blocks. It's made with a four patch block, the block has the white in the top left and end with the white in the bottom right. It is the easiest I've seen.
http://quiltmaker.com/currentissue/92/p ... project13/
Re: tumbling blocks pattern and directions
Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:52 pm
by sunsup
That just doesn't look like the tumbling blocks I'm used to, but I could be looking at it wrong.
Re: tumbling blocks pattern and directions
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 2:06 am
by quilterbee
Thw WonderCut ruler way is the only way for me. Amie