Originally Posted by
MarionsQuilts
I decided to try the "storms at sea" quilt. Found a template online, printed it and cut out All my fabric, sewed the first block together using a scant 1/4 inch seam and came out with this (notice the fabric in the middle row does NOT line up with the end of the grey fabric)
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To say I was ticked is putting it mildly.
So, knowing the problem is the white fabric around the blue diamonds, I cut out bigger weird triangles and ended up with this:
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This looks much better except I realized that the grey fabric around the white squares cuts off the tips of the squares. So now I know that the grey triangles are too small as well.
And the measurements are annoying - 2 5/8 of an inch ... next time I decide to follow a pattern, I'm just going to round everything up and trim afterwards ...
Anyone have any suggestions? I'm starting all over again - at least I have lots of fabric left.
MY SUGGESTION: Get Deb Tucker's pattern, which is called "Smooth Sailing" (a stress-free Storm at Sea pattern) - and is designed to use Deb's Square 2 and her Diamond Recs tool result in pieces that fit together perfectly, with NO STRESS....Love her rulers!................I have every one of her rulers - use them all, and have never had an easier time getting things right since I got them.