Question about Quilt Block Challenge rules
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The best bet, is to ask the person running the challenge. Normally the size required is a finished size, so yes, you would add the seam allowance. But, who knows if this is what is wanted in the challenge you are looking at? Is the challenge such that we could look at a website or do you have a memo you can post?
#3
- All work must be completed by the submitter.
- Completed blocks must be 16” x 16”. Larger or smaller blocks will not be eligible for prizes.
- Blocks may be hand or machine stitched but should not be quilted.
- Blocks may be original designs or traditional pattern.
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That being said, Retiree, you are always better to double check with the source, to ensure there is no misunderstanding.
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Ah, but it says COMPLETED blocks. Does that mean the same as a FINISHED block? (completed and finished are usually synonyms, but in quilting???)
I think that a finished block measuring 15.5" would be very strange. What divides evenly into 15.5? So I really think the blocks should measure 16.5 unfinished, 16 finished. But I agree with others - check with the source.
I think that a finished block measuring 15.5" would be very strange. What divides evenly into 15.5? So I really think the blocks should measure 16.5 unfinished, 16 finished. But I agree with others - check with the source.
#9
My theory is that the person who wrote up the rules is not a quilter. A quilter told her (or him) that the finished block size should be 16", and this person wrote completed instead of finished, thinking that the meaning was that the block should be "completed" (that is, not half made) and didn't realize that finished has its own special meaning when attached to quilting blocks.
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