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janetter 08-06-2011 06:14 AM

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I started my very first D9P and don't u know I messed it up already!!! I have attached some pics. My centers are different sizes and now will not match up Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr any help is appreciated!

different size centers????
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ontheriver 08-06-2011 06:15 AM

Check cutting and seam size. It looks like either one seam is wider or the piece was cut wider than the first.

sueisallaboutquilts 08-06-2011 06:27 AM

I agree with ontheriver. If those are the only blocks you've completed it shouldn't be hard to fix.
Take a deep, cleansing breath!! :)

belmer 08-06-2011 06:48 AM

Looks like that is the problem. Could you start over with a totally new 9 patch... Check to make sure your seams are exactly 1/4".

jdiane318 08-06-2011 06:52 AM

Fiskars makes a great rotating mat that would help you simplify the process. You can take a ruler and measure the middle, divide in half. If you are using 4½" blocks, you should have a 2" measurement on each side.

mrstgo 08-06-2011 07:04 AM

If there's no going back and the big blocks are the same size, just go with it! There's a lot of wonky stuff out there and you can just tell everyone it's wonky on purpose!

nativetexan 08-06-2011 07:23 AM

well doggie! you evidently cut differently. if you have already done all of them, i'd just sew them together anyway and say you planned it that way. it will look cute

PaperPrincess 08-06-2011 07:54 AM

You could also cut down the blocks. Cut the ones with the blue corners on the pieced strip sides and cut the other 2 down on the sides with the big square.

buckeyed 08-06-2011 08:11 AM

Hopefully these are your only blocks that are done. If so you can take them apart and re-measure. I had to do that with the first blocks I started. It was my introduction to "frogging"..you know, rip it, rip it, rip it....the stitches not the fabric.

quilt1950 08-06-2011 09:08 AM

Are you bigger squares the same size? They look to be, from the pictures. If so, try a different layout. The layout I used for a D9P did not require any seam matching to resew the blocks.


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