I am making a obw for a gift and I want to set them in squares with sashing....I know this is a dumb question but how do I figure out what size to cut the corner triangles to make the hexs square ?
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This is tricky to work out as they are not HST's. If you made your OBW's as per the book, I would perhaps try this on one of them and see how you go. 3 1/2"squares cut diagonally to make 2 triangles, sew these on and then you will need to square them up.
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Ty woody....yes I went by the book.....although I am cutting my triangles bigger then I have before....I just dont want a lot of waste
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If you just add corners, a OBW will not be a square. The corners can be made from rectangles that are approximately a 2-1 rational.
If you want a square, I suggest that you draw a full size pattern with the shapes you want, trace your extra pieces, add the seam allowance and use that as your template. |
The first book has instructions for hexagons and octagons (triangles are different proportions, and the number of layers changes). You can add triangles to the octagons to make a square, but as Glassquilt pointed out, adding triangles to the hexagon version will give you a rectangle, not a square.
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I figured it out thanks ladies
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Originally Posted by tealfalcon
I am making a obw for a gift and I want to set them in squares with sashing....I know this is a dumb question but how do I figure out what size to cut the corner triangles to make the hexs square ?
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Lol yeah I should of done that but I already did it lol,
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Originally Posted by tealfalcon
Lol yeah I should of done that but I already did it lol,
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