Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums > Main
And I said I would never need math when I grew up....... >

And I said I would never need math when I grew up.......

And I said I would never need math when I grew up.......

Thread Tools
 
Old 09-14-2010, 04:04 PM
  #21  
Super Member
 
amandasgramma's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: La Pine Oregon, USA
Posts: 5,907
Default

:mrgreen: I've been saying "Mr. Ross would be so pleased"...Mr. Ross was our math teacher....and I was sooooooooo dumb! But, I've learned more here than I did in his classes!!!!
amandasgramma is offline  
Old 09-16-2010, 01:35 AM
  #22  
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Livonia, New York
Posts: 167
Default

I HATE math.......thank the Lord I married a math teacher!!
hospicenurse is offline  
Old 09-16-2010, 01:43 AM
  #23  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Indiana
Posts: 3,607
Default

Originally Posted by hospicenurse
I HATE math.......thank the Lord I married a math teacher!!
Me, too.
mcdaniel023 is offline  
Old 09-16-2010, 02:52 AM
  #24  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,325
Default

Must have paid more attention in math classes then I thought I did, it makes sense now. However at the time, it made no sense. Who would have thought? Funny stuff!
judylg is offline  
Old 09-16-2010, 03:06 AM
  #25  
Super Member
 
quiltingfan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: San Antonio Texas
Posts: 1,063
Default

That is why they made that handy calculator that I have seen in the quilt shops. Right? I am terrible at math and struggle all the time to know how much fabric to use for a quilt. I am asking for the EQ for xmas.
quiltingfan is offline  
Old 09-16-2010, 05:48 AM
  #26  
Super Member
 
Fabaddict's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Missouri
Posts: 1,545
Default

had they made it more interesting, we all might have paid more attention.
Fabaddict is offline  
Old 09-16-2010, 06:24 AM
  #27  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Piedmont Virginia in the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mtns.
Posts: 8,562
Default

Originally Posted by MadQuilter
a square plus b square equals c square sure comes in handy for those setting triangles.
Huh? :lol:
Jan in VA
Jan in VA is offline  
Old 09-16-2010, 06:46 AM
  #28  
Senior Member
 
Minnisewta's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 997
Default

Math, who needs math? Lucky for me my husband is a math wiz and most of my quilt friends are pretty good too.
Minnisewta is offline  
Old 09-16-2010, 07:44 AM
  #29  
Power Poster
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: MN
Posts: 24,406
Default

Originally Posted by MadQuilter
a square plus b square equals c square sure comes in handy for those setting triangles.
Then you need to find the square root of c to find the length of the hypotenuse.

Never could understand why the square root of c was different from a + b
bearisgray is offline  
Old 09-16-2010, 07:48 AM
  #30  
Super Member
 
Butterflyblue's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 1,441
Default

Yes, I've often thought that if they had combined home ec and geometry and had us making quilts, I would have been much more inspired to do my geometry homework. But at the time, of course, I wasn't a quilter, so who knows if it really would have helped.

If you are homeschooling, though, it seems to have real possibility.
Butterflyblue is offline  
Related Topics

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



FREE Quilting Newsletter