Ok what have I done wrg with this corner
01-25-2014, 06:11 AM
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This is a common design layout. It depends on if you have an even or odd number of repeats of your border block on that side of the quilt. Just remove the HST block in the corner and replace it with a plain square. The opposite corners should match each other, with two being blunted and the other 2 squared off. As you look at quilt pictures you will find other quilts with this pattern. This is one of the reasons why sketching out your quilt is a good idea.
01-25-2014, 06:27 AM
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It looks like you made the border and then just put it on, rather than centering the triangles. Plus, it appears you didn't work out how many triangles should fit on th border because you ended up with a half a triangle on both the side and the end. At this point, if th borders aren't sewn on yet, I'd center the borders and do a setting square on the corners. I like the way there's a little red stripe on the triangles - looks cool!
01-25-2014, 06:32 AM
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There is another approach when working with fancy pieced Corners. Take your four long pieced border strips, and match the corners first, with pins. Then continue to lay your border toward the MIDDLE of the quilt, both top and bottom, and make your adjustments in the middle. Then do the same for the sides: work from the Corners down towards the middle. Make adjustments necessary, such as re-working the size of your triangle pieces. In some cases, it may be necessary to make your pieced border pieces MORE NARROW, in order to fit and match.
01-25-2014, 08:30 AM
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This is a common design layout. It depends on if you have an even or odd number of repeats of your border block on that side of the quilt. Just remove the HST block in the corner and replace it with a plain square. The opposite corners should match each other, with two being blunted and the other 2 squared off. As you look at quilt pictures you will find other quilts with this pattern. This is one of the reasons why sketching out your quilt is a good idea.
01-26-2014, 05:31 AM
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I agree with PaperPrincess, I would just replace the HST in the corners with the green... Frustrating when you run into these kinds of quirkey little problems..Thanks for sharing. I would of just been frustrated and probably of left it and then been uphappy with it. I'm always afraid the quilt police are lurking out there, but everone on this board is always so helpful.
01-26-2014, 07:34 AM
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Yes this is what I would do also.
01-26-2014, 10:19 AM
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This is the type of thing that would happen to me! I've learned the hard way that it is necessary to 'do the math', particularly if I am changing the size or scale of anything in the pattern (which is pretty much always, in my case)A sketch, using graph paper, can also be enormously valuable for heading off problems.
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