pennyswings

I have not been on the forum for over 2 years. Not for anything that happened here but just life and its ruts and bumps. This week I started a quilt for the husband of my BFF based on the 5 minute block by Suzanne and her video on YouTube. I had made a 10 minute block as a Christmas present for my BFF 2 years ago and they both loved it and it is on display in their living room. When I made the 10 minute block it was so easy so I figured the 5 minute block would be the same. Not so, I guesstimated the measurements of the block on the video and figured what difference would the size make so I made each rectangle 8.5 X 5.5, wrong again. I spent the whole afternoon trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. Then a light bulb went off in my head and I thought of the forum. True to form there was a tutorial for the 5 minute block and I saw what I was doing wrong. The math for the measurements was wrong. It turns out that the old saying "size does matter" is true. When I recut a block, according to advice on the tutorial, to 8.5 X 4.5 the flying geese aligned perfectly.
I want to say thank you to all who contributed to the Tutorial. It saved my sanity today. I was pulling my hair out up to the point I came here.
It is so good to be home again. Hugs to all, Penny

sewingsuz

Welcome back here. From Arizona

barny

Welcome from Dallas Tx. You're right. There is a lot of help on here.

Jingle

Glad to have you back.
I bought Suzanne's book but haven't made a quilt from it yet. I hope it is accurate.
Lots of knowledgeable people here and they are always eager to help.

Tartan

​Welcome back from Ontario, Canada.

dunster

Hello Penny, good to have you back on the forum. We had a new person from Argentina join the forum recently, and that made me think of you.

Misty's Mom

Welcome back from Texas. I've solved lots of problems on this forum. It's great.

mighty

Welcome back from S CA!

Ladibug

Welcome back from Alabama.

JenniePenny

Hi Penny, and welcome back!