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Forum: Tutorials
07-12-2011, 06:09 AM
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Posted By omak

You can use half the strips, but the stripes will...

You can use half the strips, but the stripes will run up and down rather than side to side.
Here is the math:
20 x 40 = 800"
stitch in half, the strip is now 4.5" x 400"
next step will create a...
Forum: Tutorials
06-18-2011, 07:12 AM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

DITTOES! <wave>

DITTOES! <wave>
Forum: Tutorials
06-15-2011, 10:59 AM
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Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

I wish I could have figured out how to articulate...

I wish I could have figured out how to articulate the solution as well as you! Good show! :thumbup: <wave> Full disclosure - - the challenge of my life has been to try to say something in ten words...
Forum: Tutorials
06-14-2011, 06:26 AM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

I have seen quilters try to find the exact middle...

I have seen quilters try to find the exact middle of the strip from the beginning! Doesn't look manageable.
I did just fold the ends together and start sewing them. When I got about ten inches...
Forum: Tutorials
06-06-2011, 03:21 PM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

Exactly! She is the originator of the...

Exactly!
She is the originator of the instructions which have provided so much fun for a number of the Quilting Board. I have had so much fun figuring the math on different quilt sizes that I sort...
Forum: Tutorials
06-06-2011, 03:19 PM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

That is certainly a different way of measuring...

That is certainly a different way of measuring these things, but by golly! I can see where your math is easier to plan. Good for you! <wave>
Forum: Tutorials
06-06-2011, 11:25 AM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

2.5" strips finish at two inches - - I am hoping...

2.5" strips finish at two inches - - I am hoping that you didn't think that I wanted you to use 2" strips ...
I am having a hard time understanding the 44 70 21 numbers ... <wave>
Forum: Tutorials
06-06-2011, 06:02 AM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

You will do fine! You have a plan! <wave>

You will do fine! You have a plan! <wave>
Forum: Tutorials
06-05-2011, 07:40 PM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

If you look at the top of your page, upper left...

If you look at the top of your page, upper left hand corner, you will find the word "File" along with "Edit" "View" History or things like "Favorites" or Bookmarks ... tools and Help ... it is...
Forum: Tutorials
06-05-2011, 06:20 AM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

Picturesque is one word for that pile of strips! ...

Picturesque is one word for that pile of strips! LOL
If you check through the first ten pages or so of this thread, you will see where I did a step by step pictorial of at least one of my...
Forum: Tutorials
06-04-2011, 09:34 PM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

I did the math four different ways - - for width...

I did the math four different ways - - for width I came up with figures between 62.5" and a 110", but the length always turned out the same 64" long!
The size that seemed the most closely to what...
Forum: Tutorials
06-04-2011, 09:08 PM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

Seriously? You must have done the math! 5...

Seriously? You must have done the math!
5 strips, averaging 40" = 200 inches long x 1" finished
second step = 100" x 2" finished
third step = 50 x 4" finished
fourth step = 25" x 8" finished...
Forum: Tutorials
06-03-2011, 09:54 PM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-44258-10.htm ...

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-44258-10.htm

scroll down that page and you will see where I did a bunch of math with different widths of strips and amounts. If you don't find the size you are...
Forum: Tutorials
06-03-2011, 07:53 PM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

A diagonal cut goes at a 45 degree angle from one...

A diagonal cut goes at a 45 degree angle from one edge of a strip to the other edge. It is used primarily (by myself) when joining binding strips because it allows the joints to be spread out,...
Forum: Tutorials
06-03-2011, 06:32 AM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

If you increase the width of the strips, add more...

If you increase the width of the strips, add more strips than the suggested forty, you will arrive at a size that might work .... for example, have you considered the math on a five inch strip? ......
Forum: Tutorials
06-02-2011, 02:41 PM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

Do it all on the straight. <wave>

Do it all on the straight. <wave>
Forum: Tutorials
05-08-2011, 04:16 PM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

When our offspring marry, it is just easier to...

When our offspring marry, it is just easier to "adopt" those boys and girls as our own - - after all! They married into our family - - their spouses didn't marry out of ours!
Whenever a family...
Forum: Tutorials
05-07-2011, 07:49 AM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

CONGRATULATIONS! Job well done in raising such...

CONGRATULATIONS!
Job well done in raising such wonderful young buddies!
Won't you please tell them "THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE" and that my family and I are Americans who are working to make sure...
Forum: Tutorials
03-28-2011, 08:21 PM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

I can tell you that 20 strips at 3" creates a...

I can tell you that 20 strips at 3" creates a quilt that is fifty by forty inches with the stripes going vertical versus horizontal as in the original plan ... someone told me to cut the process in...
Forum: Tutorials
03-26-2011, 05:26 PM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

If I am not mistaken, there are a number of...

If I am not mistaken, there are a number of formulas throughout all the pages of this thread.
Basically, you figure that a strip of fabric, from selvedge to selvedge (WOF) is 40" long. The usual...
Forum: Tutorials
03-19-2011, 05:06 PM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

The standard measurement for a jelly roll is 40...

The standard measurement for a jelly roll is 40 strips, 2.5" wide by width of fabric (WOF). The child size quilt that we have started making at our Project Linus sew-in was 20 strips, 3" wide by...
Forum: Tutorials
02-20-2011, 10:14 PM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

Thank you .... credit it to the fine company we...

Thank you .... credit it to the fine company we keep on the board <g> <wave>
Forum: Tutorials
02-20-2011, 04:29 PM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

JUST! Got an idea! If you haven't put a border...

JUST! Got an idea!
If you haven't put a border on it yet - - stitch the last piece to the first piece (anyone for tube quilting??? <g>) ... anyway, after you have sewn the bottom strip to the top...
Forum: Tutorials
02-16-2011, 04:09 PM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

We will be looking forward to it. <wave>

We will be looking forward to it. <wave>
Forum: Tutorials
02-12-2011, 05:42 PM
Replies: 598
Views: 344,234
Posted By omak

The results of our Project Linus at the Post...

The results of our Project Linus at the Post today. Five machine operators, five quilts in less than four hours - - some have a 3.5" border all the way around (the others got theirs later)
...
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