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    Old 06-15-2016, 03:06 AM
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    I am really desperate trying to figure out what is the size I need for a queen size Hunter Star bed quilt. I am unfortunately needing to have this completed by mid July, this is why I don't want to make a 6" block. I got the templates for a 12" block from the quilters cache but I would really like to make at least a 15" block (so it goes faster). Again I have no idea how to enlarge the block nor do I have any idea what the final size should be! Normally I enlarge blocks all the time but this one no matter how I draft it I'm just not sure, I don't want to waste time and fabric. So many of you have made this quilt that I just pray someone can help me. Thanks in advance for your responses.
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    Old 06-15-2016, 03:26 AM
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    15 /12 = 1.25. Take your 12 inch templates to a copier and enlarge it by 125%
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    Old 06-15-2016, 04:59 AM
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    Will the template make a 15" block?? There was a recent post here on resizing a quilt:
    http://www.quiltingboard.com/links-r...s-t279541.html
    That is one of the many advantages of owning EQ7.
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    Old 06-15-2016, 05:33 AM
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    Perhaps if you go to 16"---even number as original is...I don't know......but I think at 12" the block will be big enough....too big and it looses the design intended...jmho
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    Originally Posted by 117becca
    15 /12 = 1.25. Take your 12 inch templates to a copier and enlarge it by 125%
    This is how to do it, if you want to use templates. If you don't have access to a photocopier, you can also print it at 125% on your printer. You will have to make this change in your printer settings, which vary from printer to printer, though.

    With 15" blocks, I would do 6 blocks across by 7 down, giving a 90"x105" quilt (without borders). This is a generous queen size, with a pillow tuck.
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    Old 06-15-2016, 07:59 AM
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    I would simplify the blocks by using HSTs, and to simplify the math, I would also go with a finished 16" block. Cut the large squares 8.5", and make the HSTs finish at 4" (raw 4.5").
    The following tutorial makes a different size block, but you can see the placement of the squares and HSTs in the diagram.
    http://www.cascadequilts.com/2011/02...-tutorial.html
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    Old 06-15-2016, 08:35 AM
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    Jenny Doan has a great tute for the Hunter's Star!
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    Old 06-15-2016, 08:37 AM
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    Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
    I would simplify the blocks by using HSTs, and to simplify the math, I would also go with a finished 16" block. Cut the large squares 8.5", and make the HSTs finish at 4" (raw 4.5").
    The following tutorial makes a different size block, but you can see the placement of the squares and HSTs in the diagram.
    http://www.cascadequilts.com/2011/02...-tutorial.html
    Jenny Doan's tute is much the same as this tute.
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    Originally Posted by Geri B
    I think at 12" the block will be big enough....too big and it looses the design intended...jmho
    Exactly what I was thinking.
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    Old 06-15-2016, 05:57 PM
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    EQ7 is exactly the reason I was asking, I figured someone would work it out and tell me what to do. GeriB and Peckish I saw a quilt (don't ask me where) and it was the Hunter Star it was one block enlarged to make a baby quilt. That is what gave me the idea of enlarging the block. I was going to paper piece the block but try as I might I can't get the dimensions to look right. I have seen the tutorials referred to but that is not the route I want to take. I don't have a problem making it 16" the number was random just trying to figure out how.....
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