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Old 05-22-2019, 11:24 AM
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tallchick
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Default Octagonal OBW question/help

I decided to take some really ugly fabric I found in my stash (I have no idea what I was thinking when I bought it 10 years ago) and try my hand at making a OBW quilt. Found a YouTube video and went to town making blocks without thinking about the setting triangles needed to make them square. For those that have made these using a 45 degree ruler, what method did you use for your setting triangles? I really don’t want to use half square triangles as I want to avoid the bias on the outside. My preferred method would be to use quarter square triangles and then spend the time matching and blending as best as I can to each corner of the block. The blocks are all 9.5 unfinished and I have just enough fabric with very careful cutting to make the setting triangles. Does anyone have any tips for blending to achieve the best results? As always, I appreciate everyone’s feedback and help, I’m sure I’m clear as mud!
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