bkay

I didn't have any colored pencils, so I had to use whatever pens and highlighters I had. It's not a 4 patch, this is how it works:

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I've figured out the assembly today, as I reading and re-reading the pattern.

I'm sorry. I should have drafted the block this morning. It's not as it appears from afar.

The diagonal line would be the left edge of the quilt. The, you have the setting triangle, then the 5.5" unfinished block, then the block, which is looks like it finishes at 5x10.

Given it's a rectangular block, would you just add a row? My math skills are lacking here. I just want to end up with a nice lap quilt that you could use for more things.

bkay

bearisgray

I did not see the seam lines when I first looked at the pattern - I think I did figure out how to do it that way.

maviskw

The rows I see go from the top right to bottom left. 3 in. and 5 in. pieces of the correct color and you have a really long row. The next row has to have the colors in the correct places. Put setting triangles at the top of each row for the top, and at the bottom of the row when rows end on the bottom.

An end cap square goes at the end of each two row unit when they end on the side. Then a setting triangle of background.
The corner squares can be figured out from that.

P.S. Love that pattern.

bkay

So, the question still remains..... to enlarge the quilt, would you just add a couple of rows and one more block to each row? The finished size of the quilt is 51 X 58.

Not being a math genius, I measured the diagonal of a 5" finished block. It's a tiny bit over 7". So, if I added one row, it would add about 7" to the length. If that calculation is correct, then adding a block to the width would add 14" to the width. If I added two rows to the length and one full block to the width I would end up with a quilt that's approximately 66 X 72.

Is my math correct?

Thanks.

bkay

bearisgray

Assumption: Piece A is cut as a 5.5 inch square and "finishes" at 5 inches.

To enlarge the throw size from approximately 51 x 58 to 60 x 68,

I would add one "row" to the length and cut each of the borders one inch wider (7 + 1 + 1)

I would add two "columns" to the width and cut each of the borders one inch wider (3.5 + 3.5 + 1 + 1)

This would end up being approximately 60 x 67.

bearisgray

If I were making this according to how I "think" the directions are written - I would start in the starred corner and work from there.

bkay

Thanks so much. I'll print this out and study it until it makes sense to me.

I'm glad some people are accomplished at math.

bkay

bearisgray

PS: The width of "B" is what I am calling a "column" width.

wildyard

My math also fails me often, especially when I'm in the fog. For me, the easiest way to make this larger would be to add a couple borders. Perhaps end up with 3 borders with the center one being narrower. It would also look good with this pattern, IMHO, to do the 3 strip border and use a 9P in each corner. In that case all 3 borders would be the same width as the squares in your 9P.

maviskw

Do you notice how the rows line up? The seam lines show rows. The large squares are sewn onto the end of two rows and the large setting triangles are at the end of two rows also. Draw lines on your graph paper and you will see how easy it is to make this in rows of the two sizes of pieces.