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Old 01-24-2010, 04:48 PM
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brushandthimble
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Originally Posted by Jim's Gem
I am making a quilt that will be a wall hanging above my bed.
The pattern calls for triangle paper, I don't have any and am not going to buy any.
Am I correct in thinking that for a 3 1/2 half square triangle (unfinished) I need my squares to be 3 7/8". Does that sound right?
I always round up 7/8 to 1 inch, faster to cut and that little extra to square off never hurts :)
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