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I'm making a wallhanging featuring dogs in dog houses. I was zipping right along until it came to the strips with cornerstones. I've never done those before and I cut them the size it says for the long part and then cut the small cornerstones, but when I sewed them together they are way too long for the blocks. What did I do wrong?
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Without a picture, it's hard to determine the problem, but measuring is the first step. Measure the block on each side (hopefully they're all the same!), and then cut your sashing strip the same length. For your cornerstone, cut a square the same width as your sashing (if you're starting with a 2-1/2" sashing strip - which will finish at 2" - then cut a 2-1/2" square for your cornerstone).
Sew one sashing strip without a cornerstone to the top of the block. Now lay your sashing strip WITH cornerstone on the block. The top of the cornerstone should line up with the top of the sashing strip, and the seam created from the cornerstone and sashing strip should match up to the intersection of the sashing strip and block. If all is matching, go ahead and sew.
If this doesn't work, let us see a picture of what you're up against and we can see if we can come up with another solution!
Sew one sashing strip without a cornerstone to the top of the block. Now lay your sashing strip WITH cornerstone on the block. The top of the cornerstone should line up with the top of the sashing strip, and the seam created from the cornerstone and sashing strip should match up to the intersection of the sashing strip and block. If all is matching, go ahead and sew.
If this doesn't work, let us see a picture of what you're up against and we can see if we can come up with another solution!
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Originally Posted by Roberta
I'm making a wallhanging featuring dogs in dog houses. I was zipping right along until it came to the strips with cornerstones. I've never done those before and I cut them the size it says for the long part and then cut the small cornerstones, but when I sewed them together they are way too long for the blocks. What did I do wrong?
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Originally Posted by Roberta
I'm making a wallhanging featuring dogs in dog houses. I was zipping right along until it came to the strips with cornerstones. I've never done those before and I cut them the size it says for the long part and then cut the small cornerstones, but when I sewed them together they are way too long for the blocks. What did I do wrong?
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Did you sew corner stones on to all four strips you cut?
Sew strips with no corner stones onto two opposite edges of your block. Then sew strips with corner stones on each end to the other two sides of the block.
Sew strips with no corner stones onto two opposite edges of your block. Then sew strips with corner stones on each end to the other two sides of the block.
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