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Old 06-16-2016, 06:44 AM
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Was wondering the same about the 29 blocks!
Originally Posted by Maureen NJ View Post
Jennifer23's description of how to do it was perfect...but cut the strips 14 1/2", not 14". Block will finish at 14" when blocks are sewn together. My question. How will you lay it out for 29 blocks? If you have 5 blocks wide by 6 blocks length, you will need 30 blocks. It will make a 70" x 84" finished quilt.
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Old 06-17-2016, 02:16 AM
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My math agrees with Jennifer23, that the strips would be 14", not 14 1/2".
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Old 06-17-2016, 05:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Maureen NJ View Post
Jennifer23's description of how to do it was perfect...but cut the strips 14 1/2", not 14". Block will finish at 14" when blocks are sewn together. My question. How will you lay it out for 29 blocks? If you have 5 blocks wide by 6 blocks length, you will need 30 blocks. It will make a 70" x 84" finished quilt.
By my calculations, the block will end up at 13.5 inches. The original block ends up being 9.5 because of the seams, and the two 2.5 in strips end up being 2 inches each. That makes the finished block 13.5.
So the last two strips are cut at 14 inches.

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Old 06-17-2016, 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by canuckninepatch View Post
My math agrees with Jennifer23, that the strips would be 14", not 14 1/2".
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Old 06-17-2016, 08:16 AM
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So to answer the original question: Cut 58 10 inch strips and 58 14 inch strips.
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Old 06-18-2016, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Quilting Chris View Post
So to answer the original question: Cut 58 10 inch strips and 58 14 inch strips.
Thanks Quilting Chris. It is so easy to get carried away and forget what the original question was.
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Old 06-18-2016, 09:54 PM
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Roughly all round strip will be 21/2" by 49" based on : 2 stripes at 10" for sides and 2 stripes at 141/2".( I'm confused as to exact size of the centre is it 10" or 101/2" if the later add 1/2" to the 10" sides. ) total, 20" plus 29" equals 49".
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