Thank you all for the wonderful chuckles. The poetry is ... well, .... um....
interesting!
Originally Posted by
quiltingnd
Is there a way to square a block to 16 1/2" if I don't own a 16 1/2 inch ruler?
What I did was use my mat and my 6 x 24" ruler. I figured the star block was about as square as it could be, so used the ruler along one side of the inner square to make sure it was straight on the mat, then trimmed around the edges. I sometimes will mark the square on the mat with painter's tape if I'm not sure the center of the block is square, then use the long ruler to cut just inside the taped area. (That's probably as clear as mud.)