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Old 08-28-2011, 07:15 PM
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heyjami
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Whew, oh good. Thanks.

Originally Posted by pattis47
heyjami,
The block you made was wonderful. Your points were spot on and you left 1/4" all around the outside so there was room to join the block and not lose your wonderful points. You should be very proud of your work.
I am sure you took extra time to do this block because it is not an easy one to do. Again, be very PROUD of your work. If you are new at this, you will be a FANTASTIC quilter.
Remember, each of us was new at one time and we all learn at different paces. You really jumped out of the starting gate and have absolutely nothing to worry about. YOUR WORK IS GREAT!!!

Originally Posted by heyjami
I'm a new quilter and I sincerely did my best on every single block I sent out. A few were extra challenging. Almost every single block required some sort of re-sew. There are a few exchangers that received 2 blocks from me because I completely remade them.


Take care, hope I didn't disappoint you with my exchange.


Originally Posted by pattis47
Ladies,
The thing that bothers me more is the poor workmanship of some of the blocks I have received. The corners/intersections are more than 3/8" off or the points of the 1/2 square triangles are gone before I even try to add sashing. It just seems to me that if you are able to choose a block pattern, you would do one that you can accomplish in fine style. And when you sign up you would take the time to do the block correctly prior to stuffing it in an envelope and being one of the 1st to send out your completed blocks.
It all starts with the cutting. If you are not accurate, you will never get a good block. If you cut it wrong, put it in your scrap pile and cut another one. Don't sew a 1/2" strip to it to make it fit and think I won't notice. If you cut on the bias, your square will probably not be square unless you are very experienced and know how to work w/bias cuts. When it is cut on the bias it stretches and you get odd measurements. And equally as important is the final pressing, and please note I didn't say ironing, because there is a difference. If you iron a perfectly square block, you can iron it out of shape by stretching it.
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