HELP with figuring out direction!
#3
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Are you talking about the stem? Take your background 4 1/2" square and cut on the diagonal. Then center the long diagonal side of one of these triangles to a long side of the stem 1 3/4" x 7" and sew the seam. Do the same thing with the opposite side of the stem and the other triangle you cut on the diagonal. Press seams toward the stem. Then You need to square up this new square to be 4 1/2".
Does that make sense?
EDIT: I jumped ahead of you, this is later...
Does that make sense?
EDIT: I jumped ahead of you, this is later...
#4
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Originally Posted by amma
You draw those lines on the back of the fabric and sew 1/4" away on either side of the diagonal lines.
Then cut them apart on the drawn lines. :D:D:D
Then cut them apart on the drawn lines. :D:D:D
#6
I looked at the pattern. She's just leaving two squares together to sew and then cutting apart. If you look at the picture of the rectangles she has you sew for the half square triangles you'll see the solid lines are the cutting lines.
#8
Originally Posted by cbridges22
Could I cut a strip 4 7/8 from both colors and put it togeather that way or do I need to cut one 4 1/2?
#10
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Here is a tutorial with really good photos for you. Just use 5" squares and then square them up to 4 1/2".
http://www.psiquilt.com/2010/02/half...-tutorial.html
I think Quilter's Chache does this kind of directions for cutting, because they think it will help. When I teach beginning quilting, I change the directions to the correct numbers of squares instead.
http://www.psiquilt.com/2010/02/half...-tutorial.html
I think Quilter's Chache does this kind of directions for cutting, because they think it will help. When I teach beginning quilting, I change the directions to the correct numbers of squares instead.
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