Enlarging patterns question
03-30-2012, 08:16 AM
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OK, I'm going to jump in here with my question that has been baffling me for the last several days. LOL, hate to admit that! I want to enlarge the paper-pieced pattern, A Circle of Geese, http://piecebynumber.com/circleofgeese.htm
I would like to make it 24". How would I go about that? Do I need to cut the pieces apart and enlarge them individually? If I cut them apart and put them on the scanner and printed them would I need 200%? I know, I should know this!
Thanks,
Linda
I would like to make it 24". How would I go about that? Do I need to cut the pieces apart and enlarge them individually? If I cut them apart and put them on the scanner and printed them would I need 200%? I know, I should know this!
Thanks,
Linda
03-30-2012, 01:10 PM
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Finished size will be twice as big, but that doesn't go for cutting instructions. If you're using HST's, QST's, strips, etc. the seam allowances for the finished cut are already built in, and they're not always 1/2".
I'm not completely clear whether you mean that you want to make each block twice as big, or whether you want to make the quilt bigger by making more blocks? Also not sure what you mean by twice as big - to cover twice as much area, or to be twice as big in both length and width (which covers 4 times the original area).
I'm not completely clear whether you mean that you want to make each block twice as big, or whether you want to make the quilt bigger by making more blocks? Also not sure what you mean by twice as big - to cover twice as much area, or to be twice as big in both length and width (which covers 4 times the original area).
03-30-2012, 03:04 PM
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OK, I'm going to jump in here with my question that has been baffling me for the last several days. LOL, hate to admit that! I want to enlarge the paper-pieced pattern, A Circle of Geese, http://piecebynumber.com/circleofgeese.htm
I would like to make it 24". How would I go about that? Do I need to cut the pieces apart and enlarge them individually? If I cut them apart and put them on the scanner and printed them would I need 200%? I know, I should know this!
Thanks,
Linda
I would like to make it 24". How would I go about that? Do I need to cut the pieces apart and enlarge them individually? If I cut them apart and put them on the scanner and printed them would I need 200%? I know, I should know this!
Thanks,
Linda
03-31-2012, 06:25 AM
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I hope this helps:
BLOCK SIZE WANTED (divided by) CURRENT BLOCK SIZE = PERCENT TO ENLARGE OR REDUCE
Example:
To enlarge: Size you want = 12" and Current size = 4"
12/4=3 (answer times 100 = 300%)
To reduce: Size you want = 7" and Current size = 12"
7/12=.58 (answer times 100 = 58%)
BLOCK SIZE WANTED (divided by) CURRENT BLOCK SIZE = PERCENT TO ENLARGE OR REDUCE
Example:
To enlarge: Size you want = 12" and Current size = 4"
12/4=3 (answer times 100 = 300%)
To reduce: Size you want = 7" and Current size = 12"
7/12=.58 (answer times 100 = 58%)
03-31-2012, 03:05 PM
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I hope this helps:
BLOCK SIZE WANTED (divided by) CURRENT BLOCK SIZE = PERCENT TO ENLARGE OR REDUCE
Example:
To enlarge: Size you want = 12" and Current size = 4"
12/4=3 (answer times 100 = 300%)
To reduce: Size you want = 7" and Current size = 12"
7/12=.58 (answer times 100 = 58%)
BLOCK SIZE WANTED (divided by) CURRENT BLOCK SIZE = PERCENT TO ENLARGE OR REDUCE
Example:
To enlarge: Size you want = 12" and Current size = 4"
12/4=3 (answer times 100 = 300%)
To reduce: Size you want = 7" and Current size = 12"
7/12=.58 (answer times 100 = 58%)
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