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coopah 10-13-2015 04:18 AM

What Dunster said. She's right. IMO

nanna-up-north 10-13-2015 05:00 AM


Originally Posted by jeanharville (Post 7343643)
Thanks for this link to quiltville, ManiacQuilter2.

Me, too. That's great information

citruscountyquilter 10-13-2015 05:35 AM


Originally Posted by ckcowl (Post 7343273)
You multiply the size of your blocks by 1.414 for the side setting triangles, cut your squares that size then cut them diagonally twice (X). For the corners you divide by 1.414 cut your squares and cut them in half diagonally.

This is what I do and it works like a charm. Since you will have some bias edges I starch my fabric first to give it some stability. You may need to trim a bit once they are set. Don't let the formula scare you. Just plug the numbers into a calculator and I round up to the next 1/4" to make it easy. So in other words if your answer comes out as 3.192 I would cut my square as 3.25 (3 1/4) and then trim once it is set.

debstoehr 10-13-2015 07:10 AM

I set many of my quilts on point. I use the Robert Kaufman Quilt Calc app on my phone to figure my setting and corner triangles. So easy to use. All you do is type the size of your finished block and hit calculate.

DOTTYMO 10-13-2015 07:14 AM

I think the corner triangles should be at least 33/4" personally I would do 4 inches. The quarter triangles I would use a 6" square cut into 4.
hope you manage.

maviskw 10-13-2015 03:00 PM

When I trim a quilt that has setting triangles, I lay the ruler from point to point. Cut at least 1/4 inch from the point. A little more is better than less. If the setting triangles are a little larger, your quilt will appear to "float" and you won't loose even one point. One quilt I trimmed at 1/2 inch from the points. Worked beautifully.

mimiquilter 10-14-2015 01:12 AM

Go to: www.quiltbug.com/Articles/on-point.htm. Ran a copy of the chart several years ago and would be lost without it. So much easier than remembering the formula and works every time. I adore on point quilts.


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