Impossible to get 128 7 1/4 square blocks from 2 5/8 yards
10-22-2017, 04:19 PM
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Upper left shows the four I have done, the other 124 with mirror those. Every other one will be a patterned block from the Bible Sampler book by Laura Aaron Hird. This is her fourth book in the series, I have completed her other three books and quilts. Finished blocks will be 6 inch squares. The plan is to do blocks a week of the patterned blocks, either paper pieced or done with templates from her CD that comes with the book.
10-22-2017, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by GingerK
If you need a total of 128 hour glass blocks, then you only need 64 of the light and 64 of the dark. When you put a light square and a dark square together, mark, sew, press, cut apart, recombine, mark, sew, press, cut apart--you will still end up with two blocks.
10-23-2017, 07:17 AM
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If your fabric has a usable 44", you could get 7 across, but that still requires 22 rows. So there is no way to get the 128 blocks. Could the instructions have meant 2 pieces of 2 5/8 yards? So you would need 64 from each piece? Because that would make sense (and give extra in case your fabric only has 42" usable).
10-23-2017, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by QuiltingNinaSue
or I found it so. Is it possible? I cut from selvage to selvage, 7 1/4 inch strips; I pressed the stripes, stretched them out straight, and cut the 7 1/4 inch blocks out on 2 yards and only got 60 of the 128 needed. I think I need more fabric than the instructions said. Instructions said 2 5/8 of light fabric and the same amount for the dark to make the hour glasses...128 blocks. I failed and only got 60 out of two yards. Thanks for all your replies...you are the greatest at QB.
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10-24-2017, 11:03 AM
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I completed the first two strips of each color and had a total of 20; so if it continues to yield the same on next and next two strips light and dark, I will have what I need. Guess since I am from the 'Show Me' state, I am working to see if I am right, because I am cutting them into, then into again...I think that is why I am getting more than I thought. Watching the dark and light comb to be in the right places each time. It goes together really fast. Love it.
10-24-2017, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by yngldy
Just reading what you wrote for the instructions: 2 5/8 of light and the same amount for the dark. You would need 5 1/4 yds altogether. 2 5/8 light, 2 5/8 dark. You got 60 out of 2 yds, you should get 60 out of the other 2 yds, then 4 sqs from the remainder each. At least, that is what I understand from those directions.
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