You are so right and I should have known, that there had to be more to the instructions because it sounded way to simple. It seems to me any time something looks to easy it ends up being more complicated and the more something looks complicated it turns out to be easy:shock:

Problem solved thanks to grammy Dwynn:thumbup:
Wish I could send you all a nice piece of chocolate cake for the help.

I am trying to make my first quilt top and the blocks are set on end. When I finished all the blocks, I wound up having to cut off 1/4", so then my triangle pieces were too big. I went on line and found a site that tells you what size to make the triangles, so I could reduce their size too. This site was very helpful. http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltse...ngtriangls.htm

Totaly agree. The colour of the markings and if the markings are etched in the ruler make an impact as well. Shadowing can cause problems as well.

If you are new to quilting, there is a book called perfect piecing published by Rodale and usually very inexpensive on Amazon worth every penny. i\It will take your skill level up to the top.
Pat

Sorry you are having so many problems with your quilt top. Although I have no exact answer to your question, I find that although I try to sew an exact 1/4" seam, I can waiver a bit. I just finished piecing 42 log cabin blocks for our family's reunion quilt and after each round of sewing, I measured and trimmed where necessary, even if I need to trim only a small sliver of the block. I've been quilting a long time, however, I don't always get a perfect 1/4" seam, but by measuring each block as it is constructed I save a lot of frustration down the road. I may get a little OCD about this, but I seem to get better results. This is just works for me,others may have their own "tricks" to get accurate blocks. Hang in there.

Thank you Pat, just reviewed perfect piecing on Amazon good price and good reviews. I will be buying this book.

Fortyniner, sorry you had troubles with triangles fitting. Did you finish the Quilt and if so are you pleased with it? I am afraid to trim anything for fear of having trouble down the road. Thank you for the link.

bunniequilter... what do you mean by shadowing?

I found and purchased the Book "Perfect Piecing" at my local "Half Price Bookstore". Don't know if you have those in Mo. We have a just few in Ia.
Maybe I will be doing some additional reading and rereading.

shadowing to me means having a dark seam show through a light fabric.

What is the name of this quilt pattern? It is fabulous.

I believed it to be called Road to Florida but grammyDwyn knows it by smoothing iron ( which makes more since)