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Elite Veteran Posts: 872 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Beautiful pacific north coast (72.194.210.128) |
i moved my quest for assistance to this thread thinking it would be a more appropiate place for it. i am having problems getting this block to come out right. http://www.mccallsquilting.com/patterns/details.html?idx=8048 good morning again, | ||
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Expert Posts: 7591 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Far Northern California (74.42.182.61) | Hi Sis, Are you talking about the half rectangles? For a quick fix, I suggest to make your fabric cuts bigger than the templates. If the are coming out 1/4" too small, cut your fabric 1/4" bigger. When you lay the triangles together to sew, make sure that the tips are hanging off the edges by 1/4" inch. Sometimes templates are just wrong, they are drawn a little off. So if you just give yourself a bit of extra fabric, it should come out ok. There is a way you can do them sort of like HST's. But you put the opposite corner there...hmm, let me see if I can find the Lady who does patterns that way... HEre you go, look at this video. http://pamsclub.com/member-video-feature/angler-demos/134-rectrangles HUGS | ||
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kidsrnloves2sew![]() |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 872 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Beautiful pacific north coast (72.194.210.128) | thanks dear sis :) i played around with them and then did as you suggested. figuring, if the template is too small make it bigger. but i could not make it bigger in all dimensions as it then threw it off differently, i ended up just extending the big end by 1/2 inch and then it came in at the right size to mate up with the middle. i guess i was just thinking the problem was that i wasnt doing it right, never thought about the template being wrong. lol one of those things to learn i suppose. i glad you are around to help staighten me out :) ((((((((( hugs back to you)))))))))))))) ps the video was good, and i like the ruler thing taped around the machine foot. i need to do something like that. my tape keeps coming off. and the ruler guide on the machine is off by somewhere between a 1/16th and and 1/8th! fixing that sure helped! | ||
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Expert Posts: 4008 ![]() ![]() Location: New England (66.30.77.187) | Trish ... I think the rectangles are supposed to measure 6.5" by 2" ... yes? An alternate method may be to try cutting two rectangles this size (or the correct size needed) for each leaf. Sandwich the fabric right sides together. Draw a line diagonally from one corner to the other on the back. Stitch on the line. Press one leaf one way and the other leaf to mirror it as shown in the block. Cut away the "extra" fabric leaving your 1/4" seam. This the same method as making a snowball block corner. Hope this helps ... Edited by scrapatches 2013-02-10 9:38 PM | ||
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Elite Veteran Posts: 872 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Location: Beautiful pacific north coast (72.194.210.128) | hehe that was the easy way i wanted to do the block. it did not turn out as i didnt size it up large enough. but now they are all done
these are the results of mis-sized peices and extra hst: many of the quilt auntie blocks i make are entirely new to me so i end up with a practice block. they get turned into potholders because i dont like to waste them and i need new potholders! i love purple and green together! Edited by kidsrnloves2sew 2013-02-10 11:37 PM (scrap-blocks.jpg) Attachments ---------------- ![]() | ||
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