Proof that there's too much math in quilting
#32
Hate to say it but I do it the same as sewmorethings. I always buy at least a quarter yard ( and if I really like the fabric I'll buy half a yard) more than I need because I have had too many times that they cut the fabric short (Not on purpose, usually I think it's because we were talking) or I make a mistake of some kind. I don't do this at my local LQS but if I go anywhere not close to home I buy extra because you just never know what's going to happen! This has saved me numerous times! I learned the hard way!
#33
It's so easily done. I'm a mathematician, and I STILL manage to make mistakes measuring and cutting. It is so easy to lose concentration. I try to work things out beforehand, write down everything I need to cut in a clear list, then tick off the list as I cut. But it still goes wrong sometimes, as you think about the next cup of coffee, or what to cook for dinner that night!!
#34
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I totally understand the math thing. I am good at figures. But, I really did not geometry. I made that statement so many times that my dh (the geometry teacher) quotes me everytime I ask him a question and adds "if you only would have listened in class". I am so glad I don't ask him very often.
I too came up short a few quilts ago. Measured just the way quiltville says. I have no clue what happened. I just must not have been careful enough or just totally spaced out. I feel you pain, LOL!
I too came up short a few quilts ago. Measured just the way quiltville says. I have no clue what happened. I just must not have been careful enough or just totally spaced out. I feel you pain, LOL!
#37
Math???
Your quilt is awesome. I agree with another lady - I don't do math so I buy more than I need because I usually change the pattern at some point during construction. Yesterday started a new Easter tablerunner. You guessed it - cut wrong. So now I have a design change. In the long end it won't matter. Nobody will know but us. And we will only be upset with ourselves until the next project hits our table.
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