Make blocks bigger?
#22
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I pulled out some old block exchange blocks - three of the nine are 1/4-1/2 inch smaller than the others and I can't make the others smaller without cutting off points. Is there a good way to make them bigger aside from adding a mini border around them? I am going to sash them when they're all the same size, but I don't know how to make it work well and look cohesive without taking the blocks apart. Help?
#23
There's a book "Setting Solutions", by Sharyn Craig. The book has all kinds of interesting ideas for setting blocks, and many of her ideas address blocks that came out different sizes. There's some good deals on used copies:
http://www.amazon.com/Setting-Soluti...ting+solutions
http://www.amazon.com/Setting-Soluti...ting+solutions
#24
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You could also make them all wonky. Instead of just a mini border around the smaller ones, add a larger border 3 or 4 inches around each one. Then turn them slightly and make them all a standard block size by cutting them so that the 'border' is wonky triangles.
http://www.amazon.com/Twist-Turn-Fra.../dp/1885588100
http://www.amazon.com/Twist-Turn-Fra.../dp/1885588100
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