I spent hours using EQ to draw out some ideas for this one and settled on a dark background Christmas quilt for this one. I used 4 reds, 2 greens, many blacks and kona white. Probably my least scrappy of all of the Scrap Squad quilts.
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I made 24 blocks and every other block is turned a quarter turn, which makes a secondary star pattern and 4-patches. In order to have the seams nest when assembling, I pressed the outer block segments towards the black in both blocks.
Not wanting to waste those 96 bonus triangles, I trimmed them down to 2.25" to use in one of the borders. I made an additional 40+ half square triangle blocks.
I used both greens in the inner border and just the mottled on in the outer. The binding uses all 4 red fabrics.
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It's quilted with holly and poinsettas using gold Glide thread.
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This one will go on the twin bed in the spare bedroom next Christmas so I'm ahead of the game for 2012.
CONGRATULATIONS to the new Scrap Squad members: ENJOY! You'll have a great time!