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bearisgray 05-01-2013 02:00 PM
Jan - the illustration is very helpful.

Mundy 05-01-2013 02:10 PM
some times we think to hard guilty here and I never knew thats what it is called thanks for the information

alikat110 05-01-2013 05:39 PM
Originally Posted by Mundy (Post 6038418)
some times we think to hard guilty here and I never knew thats what it is called thanks for the information
Me, too. I've done this in quilts and never knew it was called a "float"

quilttiger 05-02-2013 02:55 AM
Thanks :thumbup: I learned something new today!!!

Dollyo 05-02-2013 03:06 AM
Eleanor Burns pattern "Card Tricks" offers that option. And that's the option that I have chosen when I have made that quilt.

RGAY 05-02-2013 03:42 AM
Originally Posted by Jan in VA (Post 6038119)
This is what "float" looks like.
You can use the same idea when setting a quilt "on point" by cutting the setting triangles larger than needed and trimming a bit after the whole top is sewn together. Leave enough 'extra' to allow floating of the design.

Jan in VA
A picture is worth a thousand words! Thanks for the visual, Jan. I did not get it until you posted the picture! Once again, I learned something new today!

DOTTYMO 05-02-2013 04:15 AM
Well I never. I have made a quilt using this method but didn't realise it was called float. Next time wilt know.

cactusmomma 05-02-2013 04:23 AM
Thanks Jan. I have never seen that in a pattern so now I'll know what it is if I do see "float."

Q Crazy 05-02-2013 05:27 AM
I liked your clear explanation ! Thanks !

littlebitoheaven 05-02-2013 05:57 AM
Originally Posted by Jan in VA (Post 6038119)
This is what "float" looks like.
You can use the same idea when setting a quilt "on point" by cutting the setting triangles larger than needed and trimming a bit after the whole top is sewn together. Leave enough 'extra' to allow floating of the design.

Jan in VA
Thanks, Jan. You are always so helpful. Wish you could be my BFF. Wish that I had reasoned this out on my own. One of those, "Why didn't I think of that!"


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