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06-15-2011, 10:27 AM
#931
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: my heart is in texas, philly and london
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i had a rude awakening yesterday. i made a block from a much used source and it came out 1/2 inch too small. i checked cutting sizes, seam sizes and all were accurate. and of course, the fabric had been pre-shrunk. is there anything i missed?
06-15-2011, 10:34 AM
#932
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: tennessee
Posts: 1,555
Originally Posted by nancia
i had a rude awakening yesterday. i made a block from a much used source and it came out 1/2 inch too small. i checked cutting sizes, seam sizes and all were accurate. and of course, the fabric had been pre-shrunk. is there anything i missed?
06-15-2011, 10:37 AM
#934
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: my heart is in texas, philly and london
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me, too, di fergie! i ended up putting a border around it so there would be a seam allowance. wacko! is there anything else i could have done?(aside from throwing it away with the book?) lol (not really)
06-15-2011, 10:46 AM
#935
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: tennessee
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Originally Posted by nancia
me, too, di fergie! i ended up putting a border around it so there would be a seam allowance. wacko! is there anything else i could have done?(aside from throwing it away with the book?) lol (not really)
06-15-2011, 12:19 PM
#939
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Sunny Southern California, actually Riverside
Posts: 414
Originally Posted by Jennifer22206
Nancia - I've had a miserable day. You just made it better. Thanks :)
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