sew_Tracy

Made a quilt design and it is really cute. My problem. The blocks are on point and mrs smartypants math whiz MISCALCULATED the corner pieces and triangles (made them too small.) What that means is that my corner points come all the way to the edge leaving me less than 1/8 inch to add a border. I suppose the best answer here is to go ahead and unsew those and make them bigger so they overlap and leave me an edge at attach border to. Do you think that will work?

Tothill

I am a complete newby, but that is so lovely that I think it is worth cutting new pieces.

jtquilts

Hi, Tracy! Yes, I think you would be much happier if you were to unsew the small ones and cut bigger. It certainly would work! I very much like your purple and the bunnies!

Prism99

Removing and cutting new, larger ones would definitely work. Actually, I always cut my triangles overly large, sew them on, and then trim to size afterwards. That way I don't have to rely too much on my math skills (which have definitely rusted with the years......).

Krisb

Been there, done that. If you have enough fabric, the best solution would be to take off the edge triangles and put new ones on that are big enough to include the seam allowance. Having learned my lesson once, I now cut my setting and corner triangles about 1/2" big and then trim them to leave that essential 1/4" so the block points don't get cit off. My theory is: if you haven't done this, you haven't designed enough on point quilts yourself. It's part of the learning process.

QuiltE

YOu're a smart Newbie!!!


Missus Fear ... ITA ... the best way to correct this is to unsew and cut new setting triangles. I usually oversize them. and once sewn in place, I press the whole top well, and then trim the excess. That way you can get it all nicely squared and trimmed before you add the borders/bindings.

You've got a lovely piece and you'll be more than happy you took the time to back track and correct it.

(and I bet you'll remember this and will never cut setting triangles wrong again!!

pollyjvan9

I always make all my setting triangles oversize, sometimes I 'float' the blocks, but usually I trim them down to the appropriate size. It will be worth you time to unsew and cut new pieces because this is an absolutely beautiful quilt!

Tartan

Dog gone it! Been there done that! It looks like it is just the edge blocks that are short. If I had enough fabric, I would cut larger replacement blocks. If you are short fabric, it is time to add a design element. You could add an inch or more of one of the other fabrics along the outside edge of the triangles you already have. Recut the triangles to position the added fabric in from the edge a bit so they become a design element and don't look added on. Your blocks are really cute!

margee

I would cut bigger triangles & fix it. I'm no expert tho. However, I do know that I luv that quilt & the colors that you used. Please post pic when completed.

PaperPrincess

Been there, done that and have a mathematics degree to boot, but as mentioned, you only do that once!
Here's a link with a handy dandy chart of common block sizes and the size triangles needed to set the blocks on point:
http://quiltbug.com/articles/on-point.htm
very cute quilt, worth the time and effort to cut new pieces.