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Ready to get started on these Fun looking blocks. busy the next few days but Sat should be a good day to do them.
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Originally Posted by Oksewnsew
(Post 7877580)
WELL, just knock me up side the head! In all my searching for 10 1/2" UNfinished block patterns, I never noticed that the pattern for the Chain Link block says 10 1/2" finished! Here I thot I'd made a perfect sized block...I actually had to trim a bit off all around (which is usually not the case). It's an easy block to trim, so don't panic, just make it and trim a smidge off. Thanks Pam for letting me know.
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I drew the Chain Link out in EQ as a 7 inch block and then printed the rotary cutting instructions as a 10 inch block. There are a lot of very tight cutting instructions into the 16ths.
I believe we can make this block by fattening up our 1/4" seams. We only need to lose 1/2 inch per side. There are 4 seams per side. My math says we need to make our seams about 3/8" within the block to take up the extra. That's 4 x 1/8 inch = 4/8 = 1/2 inch. The outside edge would have a bit more fabric on it. It would 1/4 inch per side. Does this look doable? |
Originally Posted by Barb in Louisiana
(Post 7877789)
I drew the Chain Link out in EQ as a 7 inch block and then printed the rotary cutting instructions as a 10 inch block. There are a lot of very tight cutting instructions into the 16ths.
I believe we can make this block by fattening up our 1/4" seams. We only need to lose 1/2 inch per side. There are 4 seams per side. My math says we need to make our seams about 3/8" within the block to take up the extra. That's 4 x 1/8 inch = 4/8 = 1/2 inch. The outside edge would have a bit more fabric on it. It would 1/4 inch per side. Does this look doable? |
Jan thanks for trying this. I will look forward to seeing your results.
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This will probably work just fine for me since I always seam to be a tad bit ( or more) small on the finished block size!
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I appreciate you ladies 'redoing' the block, but I did measure my strips, made according to the pattern and my pieces all measure the same, after I trimmed it. There was only about a scant 1/4" I had to trim around. So for others, if you go by the pattern, I'm betting it will come out fine.
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Originally Posted by petuniaflowers
(Post 7877840)
This will probably work just fine for me since I always seam to be a tad bit ( or more) small on the finished block size!
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Oh you ladies are killing me! I just figured out how to get a consistent scant 1/4" now you want me to go back to my old ways? LOL
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No, TSC, you do just like you have been doing, whatever works for your machine. I just happen to have to set my machine at the scant mark. I have another machine that sets another way, so you just do what works for you..:thumbup: Believe me, I didn't have a bit of trouble making the pattern like it says.
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