Originally Posted by retired2
I am attempting a quilt starting with a 9 patch then it calls for 8" square cut in half and sewed to each side to create a square...HOWEVER, the 9 patch is suppose to come
out 8 1/2 " square, but mine is only about 8" or a little less... and it is more like a rectangle instead of a square! Do I cut it down and remake the pattern, toss it all out and start over or what??? This is a class I'm taking, but I goofed up the assignemnt that I am ashamed to go back!
by the way, love the blue irises in your avatar! If your 9 patches are little less than 8.5, how about squaring them up to the exact same size (even though less than original pattern size) and cut the outside triangle as called for. Your 9 patches will float just a little, but personally I think that can be very pleasing to the eye, depending of course on the original design. I have had a hard time with exact 1/4 inch seams too. Accuracy comes with practice. Hope this helps. Quilt happy and much!
PS
Bet your class teacher has been there and done that too. No quilt police are allowed to torment newbies!