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    Old 10-05-2012, 01:55 AM
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    Whats the best way to cut Fat Quarters to get the most 5 inch squares from them ??
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    Old 10-05-2012, 02:22 AM
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    Best way?

    You can't get more than TWELVE 5" squares from a ~22"x18" square.

    Unless you piece the rest....but I don't think that's what you want to do.
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    Old 10-05-2012, 02:30 AM
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    Here's a visual of a FQ showing the cuts for 5" squares (the black is the excess).
    [ATTACH=CONFIG]367634[/ATTACH]

    Weird, the pic looks perfectly to scale in EQ but it looks a bit off here.
    But you get the idea.
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    Old 10-05-2012, 02:54 AM
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    Originally Posted by MTS
    Here's a visual of a FQ showing the cuts for 5" squares (the black is the excess).
    [ATTACH=CONFIG]367634[/ATTACH]

    Weird, the pic looks perfectly to scale in EQ but it looks a bit off here.
    But you get the idea.
    your attachment doesn't work
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    Old 10-05-2012, 02:59 AM
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    Huh. It was there.

    Here it is again:
    [ATTACH=CONFIG]367637[/ATTACH]
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    Here is a graphic that might help.

    http://nickelquilts.wordpress.com/20...ting-diagrams/
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    Originally Posted by MTS
    Huh. It was there.

    Here it is again:
    [ATTACH=CONFIG]367637[/ATTACH]

    now it shows!
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    Old 10-05-2012, 03:56 AM
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    Now if they just happen to be Canadian FQs ... and perfectly cut ... you could get 16!!
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