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Old 07-23-2012, 05:44 AM
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diamondee
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Originally Posted by willferg View Post
Someone posted in another discussion about this block that the pieces are 4-1/2 x 8-1/2, but the middle piece is a 4-3/4 square. It seems to me it shouldn't matter how long the blocks are (6-1/2 or 8-1/2), but the extra quarter inch of the middle piece makes it or breaks it.

Here's the link to that discussion. Look on page 4, post 35...

http://www.quiltingboard.com/links-r...t193902-4.html

But I haven't tried it yet, so I could be wrong. I'm going to look for the Ricky Timms tute.
The middle piece is not a square block, they all look to be the same size, or very close. you need a rectangle to get the cathedral window effect
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