Is there a formula for snowballing?
07-26-2014, 04:05 AM
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A long time ago....the rule of thumb was: block divisible by three.....thus 3" block=1" square in corners for triangles..., 6" block, 2"corner squares....etc.... But nowadays I think it's whatever you want it to look like......from square in a square look to just little nips off the corners......
08-02-2014, 12:59 PM
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I've always seen snowball blocks with the triangles in the upper one-third corner, so the finished size of the triangle is 1/3 of the size of the block.
So, for example, if you have a 6" snowball block, the finished size of the triangle is 2". Be sure to add the seam allowance. If I remember right, this translates to using a 2 3/4" square on the corner.
And if you sew along the seam line for the snowball block and a second time 1/2" closer to the corner, you end up with a bunch of bonus half-square triangle squares.
So, for example, if you have a 6" snowball block, the finished size of the triangle is 2". Be sure to add the seam allowance. If I remember right, this translates to using a 2 3/4" square on the corner.
And if you sew along the seam line for the snowball block and a second time 1/2" closer to the corner, you end up with a bunch of bonus half-square triangle squares.
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