Some of you may have seen the blocks I've made for the Back to Nature quilt. All was going well until block #6 which requires four two-part rectangle sections. Out of the 10 or so rulers I have, only one had that 60* line and it wasn't big enough, so I estimated and the block didn't come out perfectly--but acceptable. It's posted here:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...e-t174150.html
So--since there's another block coming up with the same section, I bought a ruler today--6 by 12--that has the 60* line. I cut some scraps out to play and practice. The directions say to keep rotating the block until it's the desired size and to keep that line through the middle. First rectangles were cut at 4.5 by 6.5 and once cut on the diagonal and sewn back are to be trimmed to 2.5 by 4.5! This is trickier than I thought and the one I did still isn't perfect. Good thing I'm practicing!
So--here are illustrations. Theses are cut the same size as the ones for that block. I can't believe how much is supposed to be trimmed off! But--you can see the piece isn't square to begin with, I guess since it's not 60* as it's made. But--for those who have done this sort of thing before--do you have any hints on how to trim it perfectly? This is the first time I'm been stumped in a long time! A learning curve!!