I am making a table runner. The middle square needs to be 9 1/2 inches (which includes the 1/4 inch seams.---so finished, it will be 9 inches). I am choosing to make that middle square in a pinwheel. I have made 3 samples and used every ratio that I can remember and this darn square just does not turn out to be 9 1/2 ".
A friend said that there is a magic formula for pinwheels---I cannot find this formula anywhere online.. This shouldn't be that difficult. What am I doing wrong? Is there a formula to make this easier? This is a simple table runner and the comment was that I should be able to complete it while my cup of tea cools down. So far I have spent 2 days on this square and can't get it right---ugh! Thank you for any help that you can provide. |
Craftyquilter posted this url.
http://www.waukinvnetcorp.com/myquiltgenie/mgq_hst.php I think the "magic" is to make your half square triangles from squares that are N and 7/8th inches. For example, 4 and 7/8th. Do a search on half square triangles and pinwheels, too. Lots of info posted. |
I just drew on up on my eq7 and it gives measurements at 5 5/8 inch squares.....
and it isn't a bad idea to make your squares a bit bigger and then you can square it up to exactly 9.5 |
5 3/8" squares will make your hst.
Here is a tutorial for you: http://www.connectingthreads.com/tut..._HSTs__D4.html |
Or if you doing a pinwheel like the one from Quilter's Cache with 3 fabrics, it would be
5 3/8" for the half square triangles and 5 3/4" for the quarter square triangles. |
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Is this what you need?
Jan in VA |
Jan has the best suggestions -- trim each quarter before assembling into the pinwheel.
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I made a couple of samples to be sure I really knew what I was talking about when I said 5 3/8". They aren't perfect, but it is almost midnight and I am tired.
The hst's in the first block were made with 5 3/8" squares. The block measures 9 1/2", so it would be a 9" finished block... For the second block I used 5 3/4" squares to make the hst. You would have to square these alot to make a 9" finished block... 5 3/8" squares for hst=9 1/2" unfinished/9" finished [ATTACH=CONFIG]191862[/ATTACH] 5 3/4" squares for hst [ATTACH=CONFIG]191863[/ATTACH] |
I did try your method, Jan, but the pinwheel shrunk much more than I had expected. I also tried the Missouri Star Quilt Co. you-tube idea (so much easier)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekYpJzHoW6E but still could not get the dimensions correct. I watched the tutorial and this makes perfect sense...and it does have that "formula" that my friend was talking about. Thank you all so much...I will try this today. I want to get this thing started,,,maybe even ready to quilt TODAY! tellabella, what is the EQ7 that is mentioned? I am assuming that it must be some computer thing?? Can you tell that I am a newbie?? lol |
what a wonderful bunch of quilters!! Not only do you give answers, you even show samples. And Jan, I wish you lived next door!!
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