I need to enlarge a block
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I need to make a bird block bigger. It is a 6 inch block & I need a 12.5 ( 12 inch finished).Do I just double the size of the pieces. Is it that simple. A 12 inch non paper pieced would be better, I just can't seem to find one.
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Is the 6" block the finished size?? You need to double the block to twice it's size and then add in the seam allowance because you don't want to have a 1/2" seam allowance. This is where Electric Quilt comes in so handy.
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Here is a PP Cardinal that is 5" in size.
http://www.quilterbydesign.com/FreeQ...ardinal_pp.pdf
You could make a 10" blcoks and then put a border around the block to make it 12" or you could print the pattern out and draw 5" grid. Then draw out a 12" square and try to best divide that into a 5 section grid. Then transfer what is drawn in each square into each of the squares into the bigger block. Hope this makes sense. I took drafting in college.
http://www.quilterbydesign.com/FreeQ...ardinal_pp.pdf
You could make a 10" blcoks and then put a border around the block to make it 12" or you could print the pattern out and draw 5" grid. Then draw out a 12" square and try to best divide that into a 5 section grid. Then transfer what is drawn in each square into each of the squares into the bigger block. Hope this makes sense. I took drafting in college.
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