I made blocks 12". I have been moving them on the design wall and like the look of putting them on point. My problem is . . . for the life of me I can't wrap my head around how to make a square out of the block now it is on point. I know! duh. any help would be apprecciated. I tried making triangles for each corner. that was a bust.

that should work, maybe triangles need to be a different size????? It worked on paper!!LOL Not much help am I?

according to quilt bug, for a 12 inch block the setting triangles are made from a 18 1/4 inch square cut diagonally both ways, the corner triangles are from a 9 1/2 inch square cut once diagonally

Maybe this will help...

http://www.quiltbug.com/Articles/on-point.htm

http://reannalilydesigns.blogspot.co...-tutorial.html

Formula = finsihed block size (12) x 1.414 + 1.25, then round up to the nearest quarter inch.

cut squares 18.25 inches, then cut twice on the diagonal for your side triangles.


This is exactly as Kat Sews says.

omg! thank you all! I was cutting a sq of 12" and cutting it and wondering why it didn't FIT! what's the definition-is it insanity that you keep doing the same thing expecting different results? lol. yep I'm a lil nuts

I put the quilting bug in my favorites. thanks

i have a book i follow if i do this