Need help with sizing squares
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Need help with sizing squares
First I want to say thank you all for always helping me when I need it and giving me encouragement on my finished quilts. I love this site. I will see if I can explain what I'm trying to do.
I have a panel that is 32 3/4 wide by 47 1/2 long and I would like to use at least 5 in or 6in squares around it as a border (I will be embroidering in the squares) . what would i have to do for this to work. As I've said before math was not my best subject.
I know i have seen on here how to do the math but I can't seem to find it with the search button. So I would greatly appreciate any help on this. Thank you all so much.
God Bless
Loretta
I have a panel that is 32 3/4 wide by 47 1/2 long and I would like to use at least 5 in or 6in squares around it as a border (I will be embroidering in the squares) . what would i have to do for this to work. As I've said before math was not my best subject.
I know i have seen on here how to do the math but I can't seem to find it with the search button. So I would greatly appreciate any help on this. Thank you all so much.
God Bless
Loretta
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Hi Loretta. Your panel will not lend itself to full 5" or 6" blocks evenly. If you take out the seam allowances a 5" block finishes 4.5". The 32 3/4 side would need 7 whole blocks plus 1 block that is 1 1/4 wide. After you add that your 47 1/2 sides are now 57" long. To cover that you need 12 full blocks plus one that's 3" wide. Double check my I math but I think this will border your panel.
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If i were doing it - i would first add borders to the panel to make it 35 1/2 x 50 1/2. You could use your 6" squares...cut down to 5 1/2 each....for a 7 squares x 10 squares + 4 corner squares. Or....make it 36 1/2 x 52 1/2 ....then use your 5" squares cut down to 4 1/2".....for 9 squares x 13 squares + 4 corner squares. If you use some graph paper it will be easier to see.....i'm old school...don't have the computer program to do this. Hope this helps.
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[QUOTE=PenniF] If i were doing it - i would first add borders to the panel to make it 35 1/2 x 50 1/2. You could use your 6" squares...cut down to 5 1/2 each....for a 7 squares x 10 squares + 4 corner squares.
My thoughts as well
My thoughts as well
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If it were me, I would cut the charms in half and make a piano key border. Those dimension are not easily divisible by any number so once you have the length that will be over, slowly take in an 1/8" in each seam until you achieve the correct length.
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Loretta, I agree with bordering it out to 35-1/2 & 50-1/2. Then it is divisible by 5 inches along both length and width. You will need to cut your squares 5-1/2". It will take 10 on the long sides and 7 on the short sides, so 10+10+7+7+ the 4 corner squares for a total of 38 and it will be perfectly bordered with your squares. Happy embroidering!
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