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#211
For H5, the first thing that springs to mind is the print scale.... when printing pdf files it's quite common for adobe (or whatever application you use) to scale the page down slightly before it prints. Even a 10% reduction would make a big difference when working with such small blocks.
As for the triangle, I look at the pattern and while it looks fairly involved, it seems like a methodical block to do. I'm intrigued now (and more than a little scared!) so I've printed it out and I'm going to see if I have any trouble with it.
Photos would be good, someone may be able to see why it's not working for you.
And this is exactly why doing the DJ together is so awesome, because we can help each other when we get stuck. :-) The circle ones are giving me nightmares, I've never done a curved seam (apart from applique) so I'll be needing a pile of you to hold my hand when we get to those! lol
As for the triangle, I look at the pattern and while it looks fairly involved, it seems like a methodical block to do. I'm intrigued now (and more than a little scared!) so I've printed it out and I'm going to see if I have any trouble with it.
Photos would be good, someone may be able to see why it's not working for you.
And this is exactly why doing the DJ together is so awesome, because we can help each other when we get stuck. :-) The circle ones are giving me nightmares, I've never done a curved seam (apart from applique) so I'll be needing a pile of you to hold my hand when we get to those! lol
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i have to agree that the PDF to printer can alter the size.
for the christmas swap some people did fine with their PDF but then others contacted me that it was short.
for the people who came up short i found that increasing the block size to 4.63 made it come out just right on their end when printing out the PDF.
for the christmas swap some people did fine with their PDF but then others contacted me that it was short.
for the people who came up short i found that increasing the block size to 4.63 made it come out just right on their end when printing out the PDF.
#215
Originally Posted by kluedesigns
i'll get to work on BR2 this weekend and i'll take pics of each finished unit as i'm sewing them to each other.
There *is* a very smalll y seam, I didn't realise it was there till I was cutting out the paper... where section E joins the one above it (mine don't all get Letters which is annoying) there is a very faint Y seam.
#217
Okay, got most of it worked out. I sewed unit g backwards, so I just redid it and will put it together for BR2.
For the blocks, I went to a different computer in my house, loaded the DJ software, and printed out the patterns directly. So, I'm back in business!! Woo hoo.
I've also got two IRR's and my doll quilt to do. Crikey (as Lesley would say) I've got a lot to do!!
For the blocks, I went to a different computer in my house, loaded the DJ software, and printed out the patterns directly. So, I'm back in business!! Woo hoo.
I've also got two IRR's and my doll quilt to do. Crikey (as Lesley would say) I've got a lot to do!!
#218
Originally Posted by BlueChicken
Originally Posted by kluedesigns
i'll get to work on BR2 this weekend and i'll take pics of each finished unit as i'm sewing them to each other.
There *is* a very smalll y seam, I didn't realise it was there till I was cutting out the paper... where section E joins the one above it (mine don't all get Letters which is annoying) there is a very faint Y seam.
#220
Because of the sashing I'm using, I have a DJ Project saved that has the sashing and triangles at their different sizes to the normal one. I always select the block off the *work on quilt* table, and then use the little print button at the top of the screen and make sure "size from quilt" is picked. That way I never get the wrong size and always get the exact block.
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