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Old 04-04-2010, 08:44 AM
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butterflywing
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the thing that concerns me is that her rulers make only certain sizes. does anyone find that they need other sizes, either for geese or for star points?

when you read a pattern, they give you instructions for their own method. i have always followed that method, except where i made up my own pattern. i'm not sure that the methods are interchangeable. i have a lot of trouble with math so i don't know if i'd be able to change the instructions to accomodate a different, more efficient method and still come up with the right size. if they tell me to start with a rectangle and put little squares in the corners and stitch on the diagonal, then cut away the waste, can i change that to the 3-triangle or no-waste (for example) method and still come out with the same size? how do i transpose the measurements?
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