Any advice on cutting or doing a quilt on point?
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Any advice on cutting or doing a quilt on point?
To date, I have not been successful in my ability to put a quilt on point. The triangles have been wonky and just don't seem to be the right size, along with the fact that the material stretches so much. However, I am willing to try again and need advice. Help? Tips?
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You need to make sure that you are cutting your setting triangles so that they don't have bias edges on the outside edge. Here's some info on cutting the appropriate sizes:
http://quiltville.com/onpointmath.shtml
Also, starch the setting triangles heavily so they don't get distorted.
http://quiltville.com/onpointmath.shtml
Also, starch the setting triangles heavily so they don't get distorted.
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And don't cut your edge triangles (setting and corner) ahead of time according to the size the pattern says. Wait until you have squared up your blocks to see the size yours are, then oversize those triangles a little bit when you cut them.
#8
I don't even think of it as on point. Rather I renamed it as a quilt trimmed to size. I tend to starch/Best Press all my material anyway. For the corner and side triangles I even cut them a bit bigger for wiggle room.
Renaming made it easier for my mind to visualize it.
Renaming made it easier for my mind to visualize it.
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I realize that this is probably not what you are talking about, but here is an interesting way to turn squares sewn together into squares on point:
http://luannsloosethreads.blogspot.c...int-quilt.html
http://luannsloosethreads.blogspot.c...int-quilt.html
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