You haven't read the whole thread.

And there's some accepted terminology used in quilting that you're not incorporating. And you can use all the graph paper you want but it's not going to prove your theory about dividing by 4.

When we say half the size, we're not talking about the area of the block (which is what you're calculating).

We are generally talking half the numerical value of the square's measurement - iow, half of 12 is 6. Pretty simple.

Yes, it's a quarter of the size in terms of area, but that's NOT how you re-calculate the size of the individual sub-units.

You calculate those by dividing the finished measurements of each sub-unit by 2.

A 4"x6" rectangle would be 2"x3" (I'm ignoring the addition of the seam allowance).

Ask any 3rd grader.

Let's say I have a 12" square FINISHED nine-patch block and I want to make a 6" square FINISHED nine-patch block .

Please explain how your math would accomplished this. What and where are you dividing by 4 to get a correctly sized 6" block ?????????

The OP was on the right track for the majority of blocks and obviously just made a miscalculation somewhere. Her method was not incorrect.

This is a good lesson---am bookmarking it for when this challenge comes up for me.

Always depends on the "finished" block factor. If you want a 6" finished block, devide the 12" block by 2 and add 1/2 inch. If you want it 5 3/4" then cut it to 6". Its always confusing, and if I am making a block with more than 6 pieces, it seems I always get one wrong.

This is my tried and true method, also.

i just can't do it and since this is a hobby i don't try anymore.
if i can draw it out and graph it, i can resize it. if it's a template or a PP, i can enlarge on a copier. but if it has numbers, i can't do it and considering how many patterns there are to choose from, i refuse to make myself crazy.

<Let's say I have a 12" square FINISHED nine-patch block and I want to make a 6" square FINISHED nine-patch block .

Please explain how your math would accomplished this. What and where are you dividing by 4 to get a correctly sized 6" block ?????????>

9 equal sized patches to make a 6 inch block:

2.5 inches are needed to make EACH patch. Cut 9 of these 2.5 inch pieces.

Take some scraps and try it out.

Should sew into a perfect 12.5 inch block which becomes 12 inches FINISHED in the quilt top.

Susan

Jeez, does anyone even bother to read before posting?

Did that really read like I needed an explanation? 'Cause I didn't.

The question was not how to make a 6" 9Patch. It was how to...well, it's right there in my post - which was directed at a prior poster's incorrect information - which relates back to the first post of this thread.


@CompulsiveQuilter -
Which block specifically were you trying to reduce? You were definitely on the right track, despite some of the posts in this thread. ;-)

<sigh>
Sometimes I wonder.
Yes, sometimes! :)

Me too. I'm confused just reading it. Not to mention the claws are coming out.

:-D

My mistake.

I should have ended with : Should sew into a 6.5 inch square so it is 6 inches as sewn into the quilt (not 12 inches as in my original post. Sorry.)

I think I'd need to see the kind of block it is to know what you mean. That would certainly work for a 12" square of plain fabric...but if there are blocks within the block for example, each one would need scaling down.

I use EQ and that solves my problems most of the time or graph paper is a great tool.

All this sounds like something out of Dr. Seuss. Also I learned something new - 1/2 of 12 is not 6. I'm not sure what is is, but it seems it's not 6. :-)

Remember the 12" block is 12 square inches.

Oy.
A 12" square block is 144 square inches. Really.

i can't wait to convert a 30" square to a 6" square. (finished)

it'll be like science fiction :mrgreen: LOL!

:thumbup: :thumbup: Right on! :thumbup: :thumbup:
:lol: :lol: though a 12" block is 12 inches square!! :lol: :lol:

is it any wonder that MTS is hiding from us? :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Hey .... What's that about?
She made a correction to info that was posted.
Is there something wrong with helping people to learn from their mistakes?

<sigh>

I know how to do it -

I can demonstrate it -

I don't think I can put it in words - :oops:

she is hiding because we are DRIVING HER CRAZY :lol: .
calm down. she can speak for herself.

i'd be in hiding, too.

Anybody have EQ7?

I'll comment as I wish, thank you! Again, I don't know where you are coming from with your comments. MTS is a very good contributor to this forum and gives out great info.

As for your hiding concerns ... she's not the first to post hiding or something unrelated to geographical identification. Nothing wrong with that at all!!!! This IS the internet and many choose to not put identifiers in the name of safety.