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Old 04-28-2009, 07:42 AM
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bearisgray
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Originally Posted by zennia
i do like the others and draw the lines but i also cut my fabric bigger then it says. If pattern calls for 2 7/8 i cut it either 3 or 3 1/2 sew it and then square it up to 2.5. I always cut it bigger then called for.
I do this, also.

I like to think I am an accurate sewer, but this still works better for me.
I do waste a little fabric, but my squares made with the triangles are nice and consistenet after trimming.

The trimming is a good TV project!
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