2012-2013 Dear Jane Stickle 2d Cyber Party Pictures and Discussion
#581
echoemb, what size quilt are you trying to make? will you be doing all of the blocks? the reason that i ask is that, with 6.5" blocks and not making any other changes to the sashing or height of the tris, your quilt will turn out to be 110x110. your tris would then be 7 wide by 8 tall. if you want to keep the tris in the same proportion as the original quilt, they would be 7x11.5, making the quilt 117x117 - very large indeed if that is what you want to do, it would probably be best to get a custom tri ruler made, as previously discussed last week custom ruler
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 02-26-2012 at 06:38 AM.
#582
TymeToShine, thanks for the encouragement. I just printed out A-9 in foundation mode as it looks like the best way to do that one. I just don't know how to decide how big a piece of fabric to choose for behind the paper. I hate wasting too much fabric
#583
@quiltnnan
Try holding your foundation up to a light and placing your fabric on the back to cover your space plus a generous seam allowance. Cut larger than you think you need when you first start...until you get the hang of it. Sew, make sure it covers the space and trim to 1/4" seam allowance or less. Trust me...a little extra fabric until you get the hang of it is worth it to minimize the frog stitching. Once you get going with this technique, scraps will work just fine for these small blocks.
Try holding your foundation up to a light and placing your fabric on the back to cover your space plus a generous seam allowance. Cut larger than you think you need when you first start...until you get the hang of it. Sew, make sure it covers the space and trim to 1/4" seam allowance or less. Trust me...a little extra fabric until you get the hang of it is worth it to minimize the frog stitching. Once you get going with this technique, scraps will work just fine for these small blocks.
Last edited by Fraew; 02-26-2012 at 09:42 AM.
#584
echoemb, what size quilt are you trying to make? will you be doing all of the blocks? the reason that i ask is that, with 6.5" blocks and not making any other changes to the sashing or height of the tris, your quilt will turn out to be 110x110. your tris would then be 7 wide by 8 tall. if you want to keep the tris in the same proportion as the original quilt, they would be 7x11.5, making the quilt 117x117 - very large indeed if that is what you want to do, it would probably be best to get a custom tri ruler made, as previously discussed last week custom ruler
#585
I went to Wal*Mart and I looked at the doodle pad by Crayola. The paper seems too opaque to be able to see the fabric on the other side. Did I look at the right pad? The paper had the texture of news print.
#586
Well it looks like I'm not going to do the Tri's as I'm not sure my measurements are right and I don't want to make a whole bunch of these and find out that they don't fit. My blocks are 6.5" and had problems trying to print the tris at what I think are the right size. (144% increase). Would love to be able to figure out the width and height to make sure my template is the right size.
#587
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]315728[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]315729[/ATTACH]Three triangles down, how many to go? One more block (I think A-3) and I'll be caught up. Love seeing everyone's blocks.
#588
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That's one of the things I don't like about pp'ing. And almost without fail, if I try to save fabric I cut it too short, have to take it off and cut another piece - wasting even more fabric!
#589
dear jane
here are my blocks for this week the top ones are pieced the bottom ones are machine embrodiered
#590
Fromzstore we are on break his week!
Beautiful blocks as usual. Please share your A11 story. Thanks.
Beautiful blocks as usual. Please share your A11 story. Thanks.
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