The result of smooth flat work and accurate points the first time around are exhilarating. Master piecing and winning ribbons are just a technique away!

Norma's Notes

• The Square in a Square book is the "brain child" of Jodi Barrows. The ruler helps you create: Flying Geese, half square triangles and diamonds WITHOUT cutting any triangles.
• The Square in a Square book (first of a large cast and more ideas in the works) as 21 projects to get you started on the basics.

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Square in a Square® Technique Ruler.
The Square in a Square® Technique Ruler greatly facilitates the square in a square technique. This ruler is 8” * 12” of heavy plastic entirely suitable for rotary cutting. It is manufactured by Omnigrid, a name closely associated with fine rulers of all kinds. It includes the three angles – 60, 90 and 120 degrees – the necessary to achieve the 15 options, and has a hole for hanging, a very good thing. It comes with a folder, which has clear and detailed explanation of options one through seven. I love it. You will love it too.

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Square in a Square® Technique Video (VHS)
You say you can’t learn to do anything by reading books? You say a demonstration is worth ten thousand words? You say you’re from Missouri? So you admit you’re a “show me” person? Well, have I got a treat for you. Jodi Barrows has developed a system for producing quilt blocks and quilt block sections with astonishing simplicity, accuracy, and speed. She calls it the Square in a Square technique. She uses strip piecing and unique rotary cutting to produce frequently used patterns and sections of patterns. For example, one simple square of fabric with strips sewn on all four sides, properly cut, produces two perfect flying geese blocks or four half square triangles without ever having to cut or sew a triangle. Sound like magic? Well, it’s a kind of magic any quilter from beginner to advanced can perform.

In her video, Square in a Square, New Quilting Technique, Jodi demonstrates the technique in careful detail. Beginning with the very basic configuration, she expands to an additional 14 variations, each one demonstrated and explained. You slowly begin to see how parts of blocks fit together and to understand how to adapt the technique in your own blocks. Jodi also shows many quilts from her own collection, reiterating for you which variation produced the blocks. This is a well-filmed video that will change your quilt construction skills forever.

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Square in a Square® Technique Video (DVD)
New, updated 2004 2-hour Instructional Video. Jodi leads you through each Option of the Square in a Square system. Options are the different triangle units used to create the beautiful quilts. Learn the Options, and it will change the way you piece a quilt together. Learn quilting the way it was meant to be: Fun, Fast and Fabulous!!

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Square in a Square® Book
Jodi Barrows’ first book, Square in a Square® (SnS) introduces a new technique for rotary cutting and strip piecing that allows quilters to achieve perfect points with improved accuracy, simplicity of construction, and speed. The resulting blocks go together with great ease and lie very flat. Sound too good to be true? Trust me, it’s true.

The revolutionary technique begins with a square piece of fabric to which additional strips are sewn to each side. On the surface, this doesn’t seem to hold all that much promise, but Jodi has designed a special ruler called Square in a Square® Technique Ruler which makes the unusual cutting incredibly easy. She includes diagrams showing how to use a regular quilting ruler for this task, but you will be a much happier camper with the specialized version.

The theme is a square inside a square, but the variations which Jodi calls “options” are quite remarkable. She explains and expands upon seven options in this first book. Using her system, you can make half square triangles four at a time and flying geese blocks two at a time, and the resulting points are sharp and easily achieved. The first six options begin with a center square, the seventh with a sixty degree diamond for a center.

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Patchwork & Stitches
If you were not a basket collector before you received this Patchwork and Stitches book, you will be by the time you have completed your first project!

These wonderful, folk art quilts mix patchwork and hand stitching for a primitive look. This stitchery line caters to the basket collector. All eleven patterns express their own idea about how basket collections can be displayed and enjoyed. Any of these designs can be used as quilts, pillows or framed pictures. Decorate your home with these warm, homey designs.

Quiltingly Yours is proud to introduce Patchwork and Stitches to the Square in a Square® line of books. This is the way patchwork was meant to be!

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Stars, Stripes, & Stitches
Stars and Stripes…how can you not think of our nation's flag and the pride that swells in your chest when you see these little quilts. These 13 patterns deserve year round recognition in the American home. Compliment your home with red, white, and blue.

These primitive quilts make patchwork and hand stitching as easy as apple pie. Decorate your home with patriotic wall hangings, pillows, quilts or table runners. The Square in a Square® technique will help you create your own little quilts quickly and accurately. Quiltingly Yours is proud to introduce the second stitchery book to the square in a square line of books. This is the way patchwork was meant to be!

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Advancing On II

Advancing On II is the main workbook for the Square in a Square® system and contains the first 17 Options™. It also contains 60 block sizes, 15 quilts and 27 charts. It has 51 pages of pattern adapting to turn any quilt into a Square in a Square® quilt.

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Leaving Riverton Pattern Book
Leaving Riverton...The Pattern Book.

Create the 9 beautiful quilts they made using the Leaving Riverton pattern book and Scrap Bag Collection of vintage fabrics.

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The 10th Anniversary Edition
Our 10th year Anniversary Edition is a combination of our four best selling books that are out of print: Scrappy Stars, Borders by the Square, Block Sampler, and Blocks by the Square. The quilt patterns or blocks may now be found in this book.

A total of 29 quilt designs, 91 block sizes, and 5 additional sewing ideas are all put together in this action packed Ten Year Celebration of the Square in a Square technique. Many of these quilts have been featured in numerous quilt magazines and publications over the years.

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Liz Mercantile Pattern Book
The novel, Liz's Mercantile, based on Jodi's family history, continues the story that started with Leaving Riverton in 1856 and as more novels are added, the story will continue up until the mid 1900's. You can get caught up on the novels and enjoy making the patterns that the characters describe. Even if you don't read much, you will still enjoy the patterns of the beautiful quilts that were created; look at the photos in the books.

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Moving On With Diamonds
“Moving On with Diamonds” is literally a block buster volume. This book contains 18 new diamond Options, over 30 completed detailed quilts and multiple pages of charts. This book new becomes the main core workbook for the diamond options.

The technique has moved on with the 18 new diamond shapes. This concept of simple strip sewing turns any level of seamstress into a Master Quilter! In 2002, the book Diamonds by the Square was published introducing the basic diamond concept of the system with Options #7, #18, #19 and #20. These four are the basic building blocks for the new 18 units. From these diamond units, quilts can now be made with ease, accuracy and speed. No more “Y” seams, set in pieces, or ripping it out again! The diamond center has expanded in ability, creating circles, curves, movement, dept and dimension to simple strip piecing. Difficult quilt designs are a thing of the past when you understand this easy technique.

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Abby's Schoolhouse
Abby's Schoolhouse pattern book is now available for ordering... (this is the third book in the series of the Mailly women (following Leaving Riverton and Liz's Mercantile). Each series has a novel, pattern book and fabric line... at this time, the two products available for the "Abby's" series is the pattern book and fabric line. We will list swatches of the fabric in the next couple weeks. The Abby's Schoolhouse novel will be available this winter.

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Leaving Riverton - The Novel
You will fall in love with the Mailey family as the characters come to life in a story about women and quilting. There are nine main characters in the novel and their quilts are described here as the story unfolds. Each character has a special quilt that is described within the writings and can be made with a separate pattern book, also called Leaving Riverton.

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Liz’s Mercantile Novel

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Square In A Square 6 ½ Mini Ruler
The Mini Square in a Square works just like the original, just smaller for smaller units in options. Not only for small quilts, the block may be very large with multiple options. The Mini Ruler will work up to a 6½" center square for the options.

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Cross Cut 4 Patch
The new Crosscut 4 patch and 9 patch rulers will help you achieve perfect piecing for perfect quilt tops! We all know it is not as easy as it looks to create perfect units. Let these rulers help you with 9 patch and 4 patch blocks and borders. Anytime you are crosscutting fabric using a strip piecing method, use these rulers to achieve square units & perfectly matched seams. These rulers will create blocks up to 12" sewn size

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Cross Cut 9 Patch
The new Crosscut 4 patch and 9 patch rulers will help you achieve perfect piecing for perfect quilt tops! We all know it is not as easy as it looks to create perfect units. Let these rulers help you with 9 patch and 4 patch blocks and borders. Anytime you are crosscutting fabric using a strip piecing method, use these rulers to achieve square units & perfectly matched seams. These rulers will create blocks up to 12" sewn size