??? about rulers
08-14-2013, 02:23 PM
#31
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they are square, that's not being disputed. well not now anyway. it is sometimes difficult to remember that the "extra" 1/2 is on the side. I make mistakes with that and I've been quilting over 20 years. so we all can get confused. just saying....
08-15-2013, 03:21 AM
#33
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All of you have great minds to be able to explain this.
I am lost, too, but underneath it all, I think I get it, because I've never questioned it. I do believe, the explanation is simpler than we're making it and the bottom line is, as many have said, so it adds the seam allowance and makes it easier to square up.
Now go square up your blocks, LOL.
I am lost, too, but underneath it all, I think I get it, because I've never questioned it. I do believe, the explanation is simpler than we're making it and the bottom line is, as many have said, so it adds the seam allowance and makes it easier to square up.
Now go square up your blocks, LOL.
08-15-2013, 05:33 PM
#34
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when you trim the right and top edges, you then remove the ruler and take the square by the left bottom corner and turn it where it now is in the top right corner. then again lay your ruler where it needs to be and trim right and top side again. Eleanor Burns of Quilt In A Day does this all the time on her shows. i'm just used to it. http://www.quiltuniversity.com/squaring_up.htm
Thank you so much for posting this link. It was exactly what I needed to know.
08-16-2013, 08:08 PM
#35
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http://www.quiltuniversity.com/squaring_up.htm
This short video shows cutting actual fabric, and is easier to understand than computer generated graphs. Those graphs are so helpful most of the time, but on this one, we want to see the uneven edges that need to be trimmed off.
Also, you don't really need special rulers. People that have them say they are worth the money, but it is possible to do this with any rotary ruler. The big ones would be very clumsy, but it is doable.
This short video shows cutting actual fabric, and is easier to understand than computer generated graphs. Those graphs are so helpful most of the time, but on this one, we want to see the uneven edges that need to be trimmed off.
Also, you don't really need special rulers. People that have them say they are worth the money, but it is possible to do this with any rotary ruler. The big ones would be very clumsy, but it is doable.
08-17-2013, 08:53 AM
#36
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I was getting quite confused too. So I went to my only square ruler which I use a lot, 6 1/2". It has 1/4 inch allowed on all four sides. So that is what I am used to...no wonder I couldn't understand the 1/2 inch on one side and none on the opposite side...My ruler is by Marti Michell. Have had it a long time.
There, I feel better now! :-)
There, I feel better now! :-)
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