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Old 07-02-2017, 07:37 PM
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Must make an amendment to the measurements I gave in my earlier post. I tested it out and found the second round of triangles were too small - so if anyone wishes to try here are the altered sizes, in blue.

A - create a 4 patch with two 2" squares of light & dark fabrics. Trim if necessary to 3 1/2"
B - cut one 3" sq both fabrics once on diagonal. Sew to the 4patch . " " 4 3/4
C - cut one 4" sq " " once " . Sew to B block " " 6 1/2"
D - Cut one 5" sq " " " . Sew to C block " " 8 1/2"

After adjusting the measurements, I hardly had to trim anything, except a smidgen at the end.

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Old 07-03-2017, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by thimblebug6000 View Post
There is a 12" free pattern available here. I think it must be the size of the triangles on the MSQC one that makes it look a little choppy (looks okay if you squint)
http://quilterscache.com/M/MonkeyWrenchBlock.html
Thank you so much for this link.. This snail trail is so much easier then some of the other ones I have tried. I figures how to cut all the fabric out into strips and then cut them into squares and triangles. The cutting went so fast. I am now on to the sewing of the blocks and everything is going well without having to do to much squaring up. I just had to square up the HST block to 3 inch but everything else goes together really fast. The block ends up as a 20 inch block so that is pretty big and will go fast. I hope.. will post the finished quilt when it is done.. Again thanks for everyones help!
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