Quilter's Math - UGH ! ! ! Help Please ! ! !

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06-10-2013, 11:35 PM

#11

DOTTYMO

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I would cut a 7 inch fabric square in stash fabric and then sew on larger pieces or same size as given in book press and then cut to size . Unpick and measure. It would save the headache .

06-11-2013, 05:24 AM

#12

eparys

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Originally Posted by Jan in VA

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I'm getting to the place that I'm just going to keep this great tip to myself from now on!

Jan in VA

Please don't do that Jan!! My issue is that if I could have a piece if graph paper 12" square I would do that as well. But, since I had been given EQ as a gift, it is quicker for me to do it up in EQ than tape 4 pieces of graph paper together - lol! That being said I sometimes doodle on graph paper designing blocks. It is easier to erase and move lines on graph paper than on the computer. Also, you do incredible things in Paint.

06-11-2013, 05:44 AM

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cherisews

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Originally Posted by Jan in VA

Holice,
I swear I just believe you and I are among the "old-timey" quilters who 'came up' in the early 80s when all we *had* were our colored pencils, 6" rulers, and graph paper pads for designing our own blocks and quilts. I'm beginning to feel like a dinosaur every time I urge someone, even a 65 year old, to use this method for figuring out measurements and designs. I'm getting to the place that I'm just going to keep this great tip to myself from now on!

Jan in VA

Jan, add me to your group! Although I "came up" in the early '90s, all I had was graph paper & colored pencils too. I still have my notebooks full of the patterns I made like this. I still keep a pile of scrap paper near my sewing area. Sometimes, I can 'see' the pattern more clearly when I draw it out myself. The sizes and shapes of the pieces and the way they go together will just pop out when I draw it.

06-11-2013, 11:17 AM

#14

mom-6

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I'm another who alternates between EQ and graph paper. Sometimes it's even just grid lines drawn on a napkin or the back of an envelope if inspiration strikes!