Having Trouble Squaring Up Blocks
02-13-2018, 11:04 AM
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Having Trouble Squaring Up Blocks
Hi friends,
I'm doing the Mystery quilt and have all my HST's done. However, they are about 6 inches and I have to trim to 4.5 inches. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to do this!!
I have every rule known to man/woman
Any help is greatly appreciated!!
Susie
I'm doing the Mystery quilt and have all my HST's done. However, they are about 6 inches and I have to trim to 4.5 inches. I cannot for the life of me figure out how to do this!!
I have every rule known to man/woman
Any help is greatly appreciated!!
Susie
02-13-2018, 11:18 AM
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If you have the Bloc Loc rulers I would start with that.
Trim two sides (about 1/4") then slide your ruler and
position it to the 4.5" mark and you should have a 4.5"
square. There are lots of videos on Youtube on how to
trim HST's.
Trim two sides (about 1/4") then slide your ruler and
position it to the 4.5" mark and you should have a 4.5"
square. There are lots of videos on Youtube on how to
trim HST's.
02-13-2018, 11:18 AM
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When squaring up HST, I sew them into the square and put the 45 degree mark from my square on the seam line. I then square the one corner and 2 sides and then move the square to do the opposite sides.
However, if they need to remain triangles until you know where they go, they will have to wait until the pattern tells you their location.
However, if they need to remain triangles until you know where they go, they will have to wait until the pattern tells you their location.
Last edited by Tartan; 02-13-2018 at 11:20 AM.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]589018[/ATTACH] When I put the bloc loc is on the 4.5 it will cut off too much.
02-13-2018, 12:19 PM
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First off I would question any pattern that has you make 6" blocks to be trimmed down to 4 1/2". I simply can't fathom why the designer would have so much waste. That is crazy and makes me think there is a typo in the pattern. I can see trimming down a 6" block to 5 1/2".
When I trim down hourglass blocks (like you have pictured there) I would be lining up the center of the block at 2.25" mark both from side and top to make my first two cuts (along side and top of block) using a regular ruler.
Trimming an hourglass block is much different than trimming an HST block.
When I trim down hourglass blocks (like you have pictured there) I would be lining up the center of the block at 2.25" mark both from side and top to make my first two cuts (along side and top of block) using a regular ruler.
Trimming an hourglass block is much different than trimming an HST block.
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02-14-2018, 05:54 AM
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The ruler is in the wrong position.
Here is the tutorial video to help you. Quarter square is included too. Good luck!
http://blocloc.com/video-tutorials-new/
Here is the tutorial video to help you. Quarter square is included too. Good luck!
http://blocloc.com/video-tutorials-new/
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