my experience with Folded Corner Unit
 

I have set myself for a big challenge. I decided to make a quilt base on the picture. Drew it on the graph paper, did my calculations, made first block and adjusted my measurements, it was needed only on one piece and then I began to chain piece. After doing one section I decided to remeasure, and good that I did.

I was making Folded Corner Unit where instructions (from one of my quilting book) says to sew on the diagonal line of the square. Well, I am redoing every strip that I sew.

Now I am sewing next to the diagonal line in order for the corners to meet.

Did any of you had the same experience?

I also realize that 1/4 inch marking on the sewing machine plate is not accurate, I had to remeasure and use stack of sticker for a guide.

I am not complaining, I just set myself for some challenges.

Thanks for reading

You've peaked my interest. I just ordered a book on Amazon to see how to do this. I love reading about other's projects.

This sounds interesting. I would buy the book, but I just bought three books yesterday. Dang!

Okay, I give! What is a Folded Corner unit? I did a google and one site showed it as how you make HSTs. Is this what it is????:confused:

This technique is also known mostly as "snowballing", or, occasionally, connector blocks.

Unfortunately, what most authors don't tell you is that after sewing and then pressing the "snowball" to the corner, you should NOT cut off the back layer of fabric, the corner of the base square. Only the middle layer should be trimmed out.

IF you will leave the back layer on, any discrepancy where the snowball is not exactly matching to the corner is fine as long as it's enough to catch within the seam allowance of joining to the next block.

AND, leaving the corner of the base square on will make it easier to match the next block to it because the base block was square to begin with.

If you are planning to handquilt the quilt, then you may want to rethink not trimming the extra fabric because 2 layers may be harder to quilt.

Jan in VA

Thanks for enlightening me Jan! I certainly know a snowball block and it is one of my favorites!!! (Now why don't they just call it a snowball block instead of a folded corner unit??????)

thanks ladies for helpful hints and methods, I will use them in the future projects for sure, for now I did my trimmings....., but the sections look good and even and the right size.....

being beginner quilter, I put the name "folded-corner unit" only because that is how it is called in one of the books that I use to help me to make the unit for the quilt that I am making, no name for now.
I am sure that it might have other names depending on the pattern that block is made for.......

I will post images of what I am doing as a new thread, since I do not know how to attach them here

my experience with Folded Corner Unit
 

here is the picture (s)

Very pretty !

Neat block! Nice points.

thanks for showing the picture... nice block

Ah, now I see the folded corners! It is a lovely block!

The sizr of your thread can effect the outcome. Since I switched to Aurifil I rarely use a scant 1/4 inch.

What a pretty block! I've been thinking about doing a snowball quilt and thanks to Jan's posting I feel more prepared. Thanks!

be sure to sew a little[maybe 2 threads]to the right of the exact corner.this will allow for the thickness of your sewing thread and the thickness of the fabric.they come out more exact this way.then re-sew 3/8 from right of that line.trim this little triangle off,and you have another triangle to use for another project.already sewn.[ala....bonnie hunter.]

[QUOTE=sherryl1;5563239]be sure to sew a little[maybe 2 threads]to the right of the exact corner.this will allow for the thickness of your sewing thread and the thickness of the fabric.they come out more exact this way./QUOTE]
That's how I do it, too

For a beginner looks like you are doing awesome, so keep it up !! Be sure to post a picture of the finished product, I for one would love to see it as I am sure many others would as well!

Quite lovely, you did a great job!

Anytime I sew a HST I sew a thread or so to the right of my line. If I follow the line exactly I always have to rip and resew. You block looks great.

I really like that block, I don't think I have seen it before.

Very nice work.
My experience was that I needed to be 1 seam width over from the center. I used an iron and very lightly pressed the diagonal, so as not to have a mark that might show. Otherwise, your pieces are a seam width to small. If you are doing this or snowball or any other folded corner unit, do one and check before you go on.