Boy o boy do I need H E L P!!!! please!!!
06-08-2011, 06:19 PM
#11
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My secret is:
For a 3.5" block, cut your pairing squares at 4.5" and draw your line down the points, sew a 1/4 seam on both sides of the drawn line, cut down the middle and GET your 3.5" ruler and place it on top of your finished half squares and trim down to the 3.5" squares.
If you look carefully at traditional blocks, they are all broken down into units, either : 1", 1.5", 2", 2.5", 3", 3.5", 4", 4.5" and so forth.
The square in the middle is not pieced for the pattern link you posted on here...., find out the sized square measurements of that middle and break it down from there.
That is how I do it. I hardly never print out a pattern online, instead I study the units in each block assembled to the block formation.
And yes your center would be at 6.5" for a 12 inch block; because your side hst would all be 3.5" squared all the way around the block.
If you want a smaller block like a 9.5" inch block then your middle square will be 5" and your outside squares will be 2.5" and so forth.
For a 3.5" block, cut your pairing squares at 4.5" and draw your line down the points, sew a 1/4 seam on both sides of the drawn line, cut down the middle and GET your 3.5" ruler and place it on top of your finished half squares and trim down to the 3.5" squares.
If you look carefully at traditional blocks, they are all broken down into units, either : 1", 1.5", 2", 2.5", 3", 3.5", 4", 4.5" and so forth.
The square in the middle is not pieced for the pattern link you posted on here...., find out the sized square measurements of that middle and break it down from there.
That is how I do it. I hardly never print out a pattern online, instead I study the units in each block assembled to the block formation.
And yes your center would be at 6.5" for a 12 inch block; because your side hst would all be 3.5" squared all the way around the block.
If you want a smaller block like a 9.5" inch block then your middle square will be 5" and your outside squares will be 2.5" and so forth.
06-08-2011, 06:46 PM
#12
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Location: Piedmont Virginia in the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mtns.
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If your center square finishes 6" square, the resulting quilt block will be 18" finished....that's pretty large, is it what you want???
If so, the easiest way to do it is:
1. Cut the center at 6 and 1/2" square.
2. For the half-square triangles cut contrasting squares at 7&1/2" square.
3. Layer, right sides together, draw a line across ONE diagonal.
4. Sew 1/4" away from each side of the drawn line.
5. Cut ON the drawn line.
6. Press open.
7. Trim to 6" square.
By the same token, if you want any other size center square, cut the fabric for the half-square triangle squares at ONE INCH larger than the center square, sew then trim to match the center square. No math, no fractions, no mis-shapes if you have enough to trim each HST to the correct size!
This Jan's easy, peasy, lazy way of quilting. :-D
Jan in VA
Great minds think alike, LOL!
If so, the easiest way to do it is:
1. Cut the center at 6 and 1/2" square.
2. For the half-square triangles cut contrasting squares at 7&1/2" square.
3. Layer, right sides together, draw a line across ONE diagonal.
4. Sew 1/4" away from each side of the drawn line.
5. Cut ON the drawn line.
6. Press open.
7. Trim to 6" square.
By the same token, if you want any other size center square, cut the fabric for the half-square triangle squares at ONE INCH larger than the center square, sew then trim to match the center square. No math, no fractions, no mis-shapes if you have enough to trim each HST to the correct size!
This Jan's easy, peasy, lazy way of quilting. :-D
Jan in VA
Great minds think alike, LOL!
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