re: Lady of the Lotus by Diann Logan
 

...from Designs in Patchwork, 1987. Anybody tried this one. I have been so frustrated with the pattern pieces not fitting together. This is not a repeating block, rather one huge interlocking design. The center went together pretty nicely w/some minor problems w/one or two of the pieces, but I've had nothing but problems with the corner pattern pieces taken directly from the book not fitting together even closely - so the problem just compounds itself as the pieces get larger. I have set it aside for a couple months now & am trying to get back to it, only to find that more of the pieces are not sized correctly to fit together. I really don't know what to do with it at this point other than continue trying to gerry rig everything to just get the top done & hope the quilting will help hide the bad spots. Unfortunately, I am experienced enough to know that really isn't the answer & that this top is certainly not up to my standards for the top going together nice & flat. Having to stretch some pieces, cut some others off, take larger seams. The whole thing is truly trying at this point... I really do like the look of the fabrics & the overall finished look so I will continue, but decided to throw this out there & see if anyone else has figured out some tricks to this one that I apparently am missing...

1st pic is my center; 2nd pic is pic from book of completed quilt; 3rd is w/one corner section laid up on design board.
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Are you able to redraft the pattern on to graph paper and then figure out what sizes the pieces SHOULD be?

Some patterns do have errors in them.

Diann Logan has a contact page on her website. http://diannloganquilts.com/contact/

The picture from the book is rather hard to see. Have you tried contacting the pattern designer or the book publisher to see if they have corrections for the pattern?

It is a stunning pattern. Good luck with getting in contact with the author.

Beautiful pattern. I hope you can figure it out.

Thank you. I have sent a message. Now to see what I hear back.

I sure hope you get it to work out, because you have the start of a gorgeous quilt.

I've discovered (the hard way) that I need to check the web site for corrections whenever I start a new quilt! I understand that things can happen and mistakes can be made but it is very frustrating! Good luck with your quilt.

I might be missing something, but it looks like your corner is lining up just like the one in the pattern picture. It's going to be beautiful!