Originally Posted by
gardnergal970
QuiltE...great tips. The thing that still trips me up is the reverse thing. Since I sew on the printed side, the finished block is really a reverse of the pattern I start with. Those darn triangles just don't go the right way. I write the fabric placement on the paper so I'm going to try reversing that before I sew this next time.
One last tip, the fabric piece can always be too big but too little means ripping out a seam. Hate it when it folds over and is just doesn't cover what I thought it would!
Oh
GGal ... I can relate! The reversing is awkward. I had one PC block that I just couldn't figure out, so said, oh heck, does it really matter? And many times no, it does not!! That is, so long as you do it or not do it for the whole block.
I use highlighters to mark my fabric placement ... easier to watch as I work away, than to read little letters!! Besides, more colourful too. And as quilters we love colour, don't we!!
And relate #2 ... yup ... times where that piece is just a little shy of what's needed. So frog stitching is practiced!