Help with PP not working out
#11
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some copiers distort the image a bit - if your master image us correct, are your copies matching it?
some place an "exact" one or two inch square on the pattern as a reference to see if the copies are undustorted.
some place an "exact" one or two inch square on the pattern as a reference to see if the copies are undustorted.
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Several good points (no pun intended) offered in previous posts. I would be tempted to add a 1/4" somewhere, and will also suggest when joining the units - to start sewing from the outside first, to the centre - at least those outer strips will line up better.
#14
Did another, incorporating some of the advice here and it ended up 12 and still cut off those edges.
I also found a blog from a lady that said she had changed the proportions on the block from the book (In her EQ-7), and she put a picture up that showed her outside borders were quite a bit wider and gave a definite 1/4" seam allowance, so maybe I wasn't the only one having trouble?
Also, I've calculated how much fabric I've used so far and it is going to taken and enormous amount to make a quilt.
I surrender and am going to choose a different pattern for these fabrics.
Thanks to everyone who gave such great advice and offered to help.
Watson
I also found a blog from a lady that said she had changed the proportions on the block from the book (In her EQ-7), and she put a picture up that showed her outside borders were quite a bit wider and gave a definite 1/4" seam allowance, so maybe I wasn't the only one having trouble?
Also, I've calculated how much fabric I've used so far and it is going to taken and enormous amount to make a quilt.
I surrender and am going to choose a different pattern for these fabrics.
Thanks to everyone who gave such great advice and offered to help.
Watson
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I love the way paper piecing looks, but I do not enjoy it. This pattern is similar to the Kindred Pinwheels by Missouri Star. I have also made another pattern which was very similar to your block which was not paper pieced. I wish I could remember the name of the pattern. So don't give up on this beautiful fabric combination, just find a different pattern.
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