Quilt in a Day II - Amish Bars

19" x 21"

Here's one I put together today; the 2nd in what I think will become a series. It's just too much fun! I think I could get into this size...it helps me feel better about the ones that have been in progress for years and years!

To decide what I want to do I look at examples in my books and on-line. I study their characteristics, variations and use of color. The bars design seems to always have an uneven number of strips.

I used five colors of solid cotton. The little corner squares are a slightly brighter purple. The vertical strips finish at 2".



Here are a few vintage bed size examples from the collection at the IQSC

No Corner Squares

Triangle border

Triple bars

And some variations making use of small leftovers:

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