costumegirl

As I'm working on Block 7 I came across a situation that I had encountered with a few other blocks - just so you are aware......

1) On the block patterns sometimes the end of a sewing line for a point doesn't go exactly to a corner or to a meeting end point line - some are ok but some are not and are slightly off. It may be a printer or photocopying problem - not sure but there are lines that are sometimes off and not lining up. Try to look at the sewing lines ahead before you sew and determine where you think it should go and line it up and possibly draw in a line to follow so that if you want a sharp final end point you can make the adjustment. I played "rip it" a few times because I took for granted that things lined up and didn't like the result of the lines not going into a corner or losing the point under another piece.

2) I may be wrong in changing the sewing order for the following Blocks but it has worked out ok for me and I found it easier to piece. I'm sure you will find what works best for you.

In Block #4 it is easier to join B, C, & D together first. After cutting the quarter section on the diagonal, what I did next was cut off part A from the halved diagonal section first and then joined pieces B, C, D and E. After that I taped piece A back on, snuggling it up to the line with B, C, and D and joined it on meeting the end of E. There may be another way to do it but it worked out ok for me.

Looking at Block 6 it may require joining B and C first and then adding A and D.

With Block 7 although the order given could be followed, I am joining B, C and D first and then adding A.

Hope this info makes it easier for you sewing the blocks together.