betbet

does anyone knowhow to change the scale of a quilt?here is the situation...i have cut alot of diamonds for a quilt i plannd to make. now i have receeived a pattern that i wantt to make now. the diamonds are 3 1/2" across and i need them to be only 3" . how do i know how to convert the rest of the patternto fit that 3" diamond. the only other part of the pattern is a square. can ijust make a 3" square. now that i type this it seems that it should be simple but it isn't. i guess i am getting too old to quilt. i will app. any advise you can give me

quiltingfan

I am just guessing here, but if the diamonds are 3 1/2 already would you not need that for the seem? I would try a block using these dimensions and see what happens. You can always cut it down if necessary. The first thing I bought after my first class what this helpful tool,it gives almost 1000 blocks with 3 different block sizes. I use that a lot.

MTS

To recap:
The diamonds you've already cut are 3.5" unfinished.
And you need diamonds that are 3" unfinished.
Is that right?

Why can't you just cut them down to the size you want?

Are the diamonds sewn to each other, or are they made into a rectangle, where do the squares you mentioned go, how are the diamonds finished in the pattern, what is the height of the diamonds?

Do you have a picture you could post of the pattern, or a link to it somewhere online?

mommamac

you're never too old to quilt - we're celebrating the 90th birthday of an active quilter in our group next week!

betbet

the diamonds already cut are 3" acroos. iwant to cut a square that meets onto the diamond. itis the square size that i need. i know i am not explaining this right. i am just tryingto save myself some cutting

MTS

You say the measurement across the center - tip to tip - is 3" unfinished.

That's all the information you're giving, and it's not enough to answer your question.

Here's a picture of diamond.
Are you trying to make it into a rectangle like this?

What is the height of your diamond?
Where do you want the square to go?
Is it just a plain block next to this one?
Is it a 60 degree diamond?
What did the instructions for the original quilt say about finished block sizes?

And a picture of (or link to) the original or 2nd quilt pattern would be very helpful.

NDQuilts

If you are trying to add y seamed squares as in a lemoyne star the squares are cut the length of on edge of the diamond.

mommamac

Can you give the name of the patten you are attempting - it may clarify

MTS

Ah, LeMoyne Star. That makes sense.

Here's a picture of a diamond, wrong side.

The size of the square should be the length of the side of the diamond. This diamond shape is a rhombus (equilateral parallelogram), so all the sides are equal.

First mark a quarter inch line from the edge, and then measure between the 2 intersections (I've made tick marks). Add 1/2" for a seam allowance.

If you measure tip-tip, you'll get a slightly longer length because of the point. And then you'll be easing the excess in when you sew the block.

And that's all I've got. Good luck. ;-)

betbet

i guess i just do not know how to explain so i will giveit up thanks for trying to help