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Old 08-22-2009, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by kluedesigns
i think you might have better results if you applique a circle onto a 5 inch square.

make 9 of them with the red circle and then make 9 of them with the red background.

then cut the blocks into 4 and alter the sections to form the pattern.

its very difficult to sew curves let alone on this size scale. when i was during the 4 inch NY Beauties for my IRR center i wanted to shoot myself.

Umm- wouldn't that work out better if she put them on a 5-1/2 inch square - once it's cut and sewn together, she'll lose half an inch????
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Old 08-22-2009, 05:58 PM
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thanks for pointing that out - it would have driven her crazy
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Old 08-22-2009, 06:04 PM
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thanks for pointing that out - it would have driven her crazy
It sounds like she's almost there.

That can be SOOO frustrating when one can't fiqure out where the glitch is.

I haven't tried that one yet - looks like it might be a hard one.
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Old 08-22-2009, 06:06 PM
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curves that tight are very difficult. i had to do 8 of them for my IRR center and they were NY Beauties so it was 4 curves for each block and then 8 blocks.

i really did want to shoot myself for making them 4 inches
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Old 08-22-2009, 06:17 PM
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Maybe even make the background 6 inches square - make the circle according to the templates - it's eqsy enough to trim away the excess???
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Old 08-22-2009, 06:36 PM
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i think she's off trying to piece the curves - i think she really wants to nail curve piecing because she just took a class on it.
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Also, I can't put it on a plain square. I'll have to make some 4-square pieced to do it properly. I see I messed up with the background and was using one fabric, when really it's a combo!!
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if you want to applique it you can put it on a solid background because you would cut that block into 4 sections.

so you would make half (9) with a red background and a cream circle and then the other 9 would be cream background with a red circle.

cut all of those blocks into 4 sections and mix them together 2 of each type per block.
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I'm sure you'll get it figured out.

Those learning curves sometimes are - - - not much fun! :?
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I'm going to work on this tomorrow gang. I'm still recovering from pneumonia and I find myself incredibly exhausted with minimal efforts. So, it's off to bed, if I can get the kids settled and quiet.

: :wink: 'gnight all!
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