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Old 09-27-2018, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by zennia View Post
Thank You, Jan. I love how you explain things with pictures. I need them.
Happy to help, Zennia. I draw these graphics myself.

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Old 09-27-2018, 04:36 PM
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Jan, thanks so much! Those are quite possibly the best directions ever written!
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Old 09-27-2018, 06:29 PM
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Great explanation, Jan! It's very well stated, and the drawings make it clear. Thank you.

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Old 09-28-2018, 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by QuiltingNinaSue View Post
Teresa Down under has a video on a square in a square on U-tube. She merely puts the square down on another piece of fabric that is laying right side up, and cuts out another one the same size, making a 'X' across the block, sews it all around the four sides, and carefully clipping on the 'X' mark to open up the square within a square. No math needed. I have shown it to others who wanted to try it. Seems simple enough on the few I made.
There was a recent MSQC tutorial showing this method. It is clever and easy. The drawback, which doesn't bother me, is that the corners are cut off a bit. The same tutorial shows how the block can be expanded or explored into bigger squares. Fun!
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Ok, here is the difference between laying on right sides together or cutting the next square a 1/2 inch larger. You be the judge of it. [ATTACH=CONFIG]601805[/ATTACH]The first and second way of wrong sides marked with 'X' to cut on the lines.[ATTACH=CONFIG]601807[/ATTACH]The results in same order, left was right side on right side, and cut on 'X'; the second on the right was with a 1/2 added and cut on 'X', then sewn on to each side. Starched and pressed both, neither is trimmed.
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Old 09-29-2018, 10:47 AM
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Interesting technique!
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