I had the same problem. I just moved my bottom margin down and it printed off OK. I hope it helps you as you helped me on the Jan. block when I was completely stumped. I am new with the computer and the internet.

Patty cannot wait to see your farmhouse - this looks very complicated. Good luck

[quote=PKWard]I went and did this myself to make sure I could make it work:

1. Open template
2. On the bar at the top of your screen click on "File"
3. Go to "Page Set-Up"
4. Disable/turn off "Shrink to Fit"
5. Reduce margins...these are the margins we used: Left 0.5, Right 0.25, Top 0.5 and Bottom .25
6. "Print preview" to make sure everything is on the page. If not play with the margins a little more. Once you get that then print.

I hope this helps



Thanks for this help. The only one that wasn't measuring 1 inch was A. Got them all printed off. This will give me something to due while the snow is flying.

No pictures yet huh?! LMBO heee heee hahahaahaa I'm giddy from the BLIZZARD we are getting here in Kansas right now!

Needless to say - this block will take some concentration. I'm up for the challenge!!! :-)

I'm thrilled! This block looks just like the house my husband grew up in. His father is still living there at 98. Great block! thank you!

wow, this looks a challenge!! wooohoooo lol...

i'm looking at all of these lines to match up!! hahahaa... i can see the air in my sewing room is going to be very colourful!!!!
watch this space!! lol

I'm having a problem...in order to get the 1" test strip, I do the landscape printout, but then it cuts the bottom templates off. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

This is a post from PK, page 3. Also check page 2, for additional hints. Good Luck!
Tulip

1. Open template
2. On the bar at the top of your screen click on "File"
3. Go to "Page Set-Up"
4. Disable/turn off "Shrink to Fit"
5. Reduce margins...these are the margins we used: Left 0.5, Right 0.25, Top 0.5 and Bottom .25
6. "Print preview" to make sure everything is on the page. If not play with the margins a little more. Once you get that then print.

I hope this helps!!!

Thank you bkward for those instructions, it's what I needed to get mine printed out right. Thank goodness for good heads.

Very pretty, I will enjoy doing this one! ...and really looking forward to seeing everyone elses. I really enjoyed the variation from everyone last month on the church blocks. Thanks for the block! :thumbup:

No they won't all be paper pieced...I have March and it is NOT paper pieced.

I am so excited for this farmhouse!! Can't wait to get home from work to start it!!!

Are all these blocks going to be PP. Need to know because I hate PP.

OH come on - face the challange! Hope you join us.

This from PatriceJ:

EUREKA!!!

As I expected, the templates do not all print at 100% of the size they're supposed to be. the problem is with Template A.

if you are using Internet Explorer, do the following:

From the Menu select "File"
Select "Print Preview"

You should see something similar to the menu options in the picture below.

Change "Shrink to Fit" to 100%
Change the page orientation to Landscape

the whole image should now appear in the print preview AND it will print in the proper size.




I Quilt, I Nap, I Quilt Some More ... Aaaaah, The Good Life

Sorry but I have tried and they never come out for me. They are tedious and I hate ripping paper off. Then I am never pleased with the end result.

A suggestion for those that may be a little intimidated....Get out your crayons and color the pieces so you know which fabrics go where....

I had to enlarge the first page by 120%, the second page by 150%, and the 3rd page by 140% in order to have them all scaled to one inch on the little square.

It's happening again. I can't get the templates to all print out the same size. Can someone tell me how to graft this out on paper. With each template being a different size how do make it match on paper. Tried it with the church block and it was a failed project. I really want to do this BOM but might not be able to. TIA!

I don't know why everyone is having a problem. Mine seem to have printed ok. Am I living in a dream world?

I have not tried to print this yet but I can't wait to see what everyone does with this one!

I am a veginner and it looks difficult. Wil be snowbound with the blizzard so I have lots of time to quilt. it really looks like the farm houses in Northern Michigan. lol and happu quilting

Just curious - is there anyone out there that has a Mac & has successfully printed the templates? If so, how did you do it? Mac is not compatible with Internet Ex. so those directions won't work.
I need to learn how to resize for future projects & would appreciate any tips.

For this block I found a sweet Sharon who sent me the templates via email. Love the way people share & help here.

There are problems printing out this pattern for the simple reason is she has too many pieces and they won't fit on 1 page. I can't reduce my margins lower than .3 which means some of the pattern pieces get cut off. I've printed them out using landscape and portrait. It would have been better if she had these as 4 or 5 templates instead of 3.

After finally getting them printed out, I had an idea which I wish I had earlier this morning. The templates are gifs which means they will open in a photo program (like Photoshop). One option would be to open the gif and by using copy and paste, turn these into smaller units. That means you may have 6 files but you won't have to worry about getting them to all fit on 1 page.

I got mine to print to the correct size also.
The problem may be with the different printers we are using!?
Can't wait to start this block....

Laurie,
What great information that you have just shared with all of us!! :thumbup: It seems like every computer & printer has it's own way of interpreting the pattern's & we just have to see how we can make them work for us. Thank you so much for sharing.
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Well by the time this quilt is done I should be a pro at PP (not my favorite thing) Had no problem printing.

Your numbers are about the same as mine. If anyone is having trouble, start with the above numbers, print, check, and then move up or down until you get 10 inch block.

OK quilter - I do understand so I will suffer and conquer for both of us. Will you do the same for me if any embroidery is needed in the future?

I should also mention that pdf documents can open in a photo program (they do in Photoshop) as well.

Oh YES, I think we will all be pro's at pp'ing!! :D Although I do know that not all of the blocks that are being chosen, are paper pieced. Hope this information helps you ladies. Just jump in & start sewing, I think it will come easier as you get more into it. I know that I am having a blast making these blocks. They may not be perfect but they are mine & I like them.
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I have an iMac and just print another set of templates to cut and scotch tape together and found that the grass below the tree needed width and extra length.. Also the grass on the right of front walk needed extra seam allowance. When all my paper pieces together I measured and added inches to left, right, top and bottom so I could have a 12" square. May not be the way to go but it works for me!

OK quilter - I do understand so I will suffer and conquer for both of us. Will you do the same for me if any embroidery is needed in the future?

i know bupkus about Macs, so i can recommend only two things. both are guesses ... shots in the dark:

1. the Mac must come with a built-in browser of its own. fish around in the print options to see if you can find it, or search in the OS help.
2. try using Mozilla Firefox as the browser. i find that there are some things i can do more easily in Firefox than i can in Explorer, and vice versa. Firefox (PC version, at least) also includes scaling options when you print off the web.

I am so excited to make this block. This is the one that I also found. The first thing I did at work this morning, was find my fellow quilter and ask for to check her stash (she has a great one) for fabric for my trees. (I'll be doing 2 farms) If not, quilt store here I come.

:-)

Thank You PatriceJ, we are always open for any help that might make our patterns print right!!
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I can honestly say that I didn't know what paper piecing was...I knew it involved freezer paper, but that was the extent of it. I was really please at how my church looked and I have color ideas for my farmhouse. Can't wait to get my fabric later this week! This one looks a little more difficult, so I'll take it slow and be extremely careful.

Oh, me.....Will you all come to the nursing home to see me if I try this one? It took so long to do the other one, and with all the little pieces in this one, I won't live long enough to complete it. LOL

I just can't seem to get the hang of this even though I did get my copies to print out correctly after many tries.

Can we just make our own pattern for this using applique instead of paper piece? I love applique.

You bet I will. The sad thing is I think the blocks are neat and really want a quilt with different buildings. Looking for pieced replacements. LOL.

Spent from 10am-4pm working on my block..Of course the first hr was trying to make a decision on which fabrics to use...This is diff a 2-3 day farmhse and then I left my camera in RI and won't be able to post pictures until around the 10th...But I'm excited to see what everyone else posts this wk...