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12-02-2013, 05:43 PM

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Sheilz

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I think its beautiful and will make a very special 18th birthday gift.

12-02-2013, 06:12 PM

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postal packin' mama

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Would making the initial square and the square you cut into two triangles a bit larger, say 1/4", provide the overlap needed when the whole white square and the triangle meet to allow for the ensuing 1/4" seam -- to avoid the seam falling on the points at the colored/white joints??

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Originally Posted by Rhonda

Here is what I did on my EQ I used 12" finished and added 1/4" seam allowances. You'd have to trim the strips to the 30 degree?? angle before adding the triangles

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12-02-2013, 06:16 PM

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I think I got it. The square and HST square each need to be 6.75" and the strips remain at 6.5". I tested it and it looks like I got the seam allowance to avoid cutting the points. I created a tutorial with lots of pictures here: http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...l-t235930.html

And here is the PDF. Let me know if anyone has questions.

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12-02-2013, 06:21 PM

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And yes Mama you were dead on! Exactly what I did. Rhonda's method also works - I just hate trimming anything over a 45 degree angle (I am SO lazy).

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12-02-2013, 06:24 PM

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And yes Mama you were dead on! Exactly what I did. Rhonda's method also works - I just hate trimming anything over a 45 degree angle (I am SO lazy).

Thank you JNCT14!

12-02-2013, 06:25 PM

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I didn't try it out but I did add an extra 1/2" for adjusting because of cutting the square in half into triangles

12-02-2013, 06:51 PM

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It's wonderful! You did an amazing job!

12-02-2013, 07:04 PM

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Beautiful quilt, and you are one smart cookie to of figured this out. I am glad I read the following posts and found the Eleanor Burns pattern... I will give it a try some day. Thanks for sharing

12-02-2013, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by JNCT14

Hey reeskylr, so a couple of questions/comments. Are the braids 6 5/8" as well? I did 6.5" just because its difficult to cut all the strips with that 5/8th measurement. Also you may run into the same problem I did...when you start to join the blocks to the center, will you lose your points? Especially on the last rows before you bind? That's where mine lost its points. This was a great effort though! I wonder if EQ would help here? Btw I LOVE your color combo!!!

LOL I'm a b it behind, but now I cut everything the 6 5/8 length. I may lose the points, but I haven't joined them as yet. One of my big problems was having to do one opposite due to the coloring I was going for, or they don't really fit correctly.