I need help resizing patterns
05-19-2011, 03:40 PM
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My only advice is this: Play with the FINISHED size of each piece in the block. Size it up by whatever percentage you need (9 in to 12 in is 33% bigger, so multiply each dimension by 1.33). Only add seam allowances AFTER you figure out the finished size of each piece.
You will find that some pieces come to a size which your rulers don't accomodate. Just adjust up or down a notch to come to a 1/4 inch mark.
I usually am trying to downsize blocks for my minis. I realized that I would drive myself crazy by trying to compare the raw size of each piece. Work on the finished size instead.
You will find that some pieces come to a size which your rulers don't accomodate. Just adjust up or down a notch to come to a 1/4 inch mark.
I usually am trying to downsize blocks for my minis. I realized that I would drive myself crazy by trying to compare the raw size of each piece. Work on the finished size instead.
05-19-2011, 04:02 PM
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This is what you need.... posterazor.
You scan in what you need - tell it how big you want it in inches or by % and it will save everything in pdfs so you can print them out, match up the join spots and bam - you have a resized thing - which is fabulous if you want to make something larger without having to go to Staples and spend more money on it than you want to...
posterazor is free too ;)
http://posterazor.sourceforge.net/
You scan in what you need - tell it how big you want it in inches or by % and it will save everything in pdfs so you can print them out, match up the join spots and bam - you have a resized thing - which is fabulous if you want to make something larger without having to go to Staples and spend more money on it than you want to...
posterazor is free too ;)
http://posterazor.sourceforge.net/
05-19-2011, 04:56 PM
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05-19-2011, 05:30 PM
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wow, thanks for the link, will try it out
Originally Posted by Yarn or Fabric
This is what you need.... posterazor.
You scan in what you need - tell it how big you want it in inches or by % and it will save everything in pdfs so you can print them out, match up the join spots and bam - you have a resized thing - which is fabulous if you want to make something larger without having to go to Staples and spend more money on it than you want to...
posterazor is free too ;)
http://posterazor.sourceforge.net/
You scan in what you need - tell it how big you want it in inches or by % and it will save everything in pdfs so you can print them out, match up the join spots and bam - you have a resized thing - which is fabulous if you want to make something larger without having to go to Staples and spend more money on it than you want to...
posterazor is free too ;)
http://posterazor.sourceforge.net/
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