When I have this problem, I call my quilting daughter & ask her to figure it out for me. :lol:
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If you can live with a 12 1/2" FINISHED block instead of a 12" finished block & you want to keep the proportion the same, this might help you.
Cut the square patches: 3"x3" (2 1/2" finished size) Cut the Half Sq Triangle patch squares: 3 3/8"x3 3/8" ***2 1/2" + 7/8" = 3 3/8" (use your favorite method for constructing Half Sq Triangles) Have fun! |
Originally Posted by MTS
But you could easily make a 12.5" FINISHED block (13" unfinished), as that works well on a 5x5 grid.
Each piece would FINISH at 2.25". So the squares would all be cut at 2.75". For the HST's blocks, the 3.5" starting squares are still big enough to trim down to 2.75" UNFINISHED. And you're good to go. The real question is why do you want a 12" block in the first place? The answer to that might give a clue as to the best way to proceed. |
Originally Posted by dunster
Originally Posted by MTS
But you could easily make a 12.5" FINISHED block (13" unfinished), as that works well on a 5x5 grid.
Each piece would FINISH at 2.25". So the squares would all be cut at 2.75". For the HST's blocks, the 3.5" starting squares are still big enough to trim down to 2.75" UNFINISHED. And you're good to go. I think you meant to say that each piece would finish at 2.5", so the squares would be cut at 3". This would make a finished block of 12.5", unfinished at 13". HST's should be cut at 4" and trimmed down. The real question is why do you want a 12" block in the first place? The answer to that might give a clue as to the best way to proceed. |
Originally Posted by dunster
Here's what I mean by changing the proportions of the block. It would work if you're making a quilt just with this block, but if you're mixing in another type of block then it might not be a good solution.
Edited to say - let me know if you decide to make the altered form of this block and I'll send you the sizes to cut. |
Originally Posted by dunster
I think you meant to say that each piece would finish at 2.5", so the squares would be cut at 3". This would make a finished block of 12.5", unfinished at 13".
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Good job on the math ladies. Real tricky on this one with the HST
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