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09-27-2014, 10:41 AM

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lynnie

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Nana, LOVE your block, so crisp and pretty

09-27-2014, 10:44 AM

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sew diva

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Finally put some fabrics together and scanned three of them the other two is a white on white and a solid black. Now I hope I can figure out how to attach it.

Any suggestions before I start cutting? Figured the top one would be A next one would be my white B then Black as C the batik D and the silver outlined leaves as E All help appreciated.

09-27-2014, 10:45 AM

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09-27-2014, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by lynnie

OOOooohhh, a 2 1/2" ruler . didn't know we needed one, do they make them. of course they do or you wouldn't have asked for one. I need to find one. Anyone know if michaels carries them??? Where do all of you get yours from?

Lynnie, you don't really need the 2-1/2" ruler (but they are handy!) if you do it the conventional way: Cut (12) 3" squares from each fabric and create the HSTs as you did in step 1. You would have to manipulate whatever size ruler you have to trim out the 2-1/2" squares.

09-27-2014, 10:54 AM

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Lynnie, ditto what Evie said. IMHO,

Judy is just showing another way to make half-square triangles because these are smaller than the ones in the previous step and a little harder to manipulate. Also, this method is a little faster. I'm using yet another method that requires yet another ruler. It can be confusing.

09-27-2014, 10:56 AM

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lynnie

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Just called JA's they have one. gonna go get it.

09-27-2014, 11:03 AM

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Belfrybat

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Originally Posted by lynnie

Just tried using a 4 1/2 ruler. the smallest i have. DIDN'T work
also changed out my lobsters and added a Christmas print, black background with red and white candies. so now i'm making a Christmas quilt.

I need to hold off on my quilt till i get a 2 1/2" or someone here tells me how to do it. I guess I'm math challenged with this one.

I also don't have a 2-1/2" square ruler, so I'm going to use MSQC Jenny's method of sewing around the square and cutting in fourths. I just have to figure out what size square to start with. I thought about using the tube method as well, but I don't have a tube ruler.

Edited to add: I just remembered that Jenny has a video on how to cut a tube with a regular square ruler, in case anyone is interested -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOWS...eature=related

Last edited by Belfrybat; 09-27-2014 at 11:11 AM.

09-27-2014, 11:05 AM

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Lynnie: you can make your own ruler if you have some gridded quilting template plastic. Just trace it out and trim your plastic to the size you need.

Or... you can trace a 2 1/2 " on some thin cardboard. Draw a line across the middle of it...point to point. Use the cardboard by placing the mid-point line on the seam of your fabric and cut around that...be very careful to not trim your templates so you don't lose any of your 2 1/2".

09-27-2014, 11:06 AM

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paintmejudy

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Originally Posted by lynnie

Are confident to go old school on the blocks? Cut your squares at 2-7/8''? Accuracy is a MUST using this method. And I got my 2-1/2'' square at Joann. But if no Joanne or Hancock, do you have a LQS nearby? They' most likely have one. My apologies to anyone who wanted to use this method and didn't have the 2-1/2" square.
If you make your own i would recommend tracing around with a pencil so you don't cut your template material, which would eventually make your blocks not square.

Last edited by paintmejudy; 09-27-2014 at 11:08 AM.