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#2
Not sure if I got this right, but I did a google search and found this link: https://books.google.com/books?id=xT...ilting&f=false
On page 83 it talks about the ten foot rule and it sounds like when you place your blocks on your design wall you should stand back at least ten feet to see how it looks from there.
On page 83 it talks about the ten foot rule and it sounds like when you place your blocks on your design wall you should stand back at least ten feet to see how it looks from there.
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I have always used/heard the 6 foot rule: Place uncut fabric with folded edges together, step back 6 feet and see if they still go together. Place blocks on design wall and step back 6 feet to see if overall layout is to your liking, and finally, if you can't see a mistake at 6 feet, you are good to go (sorry, not in the galloping horse camp!).
You can substitute any measurement that works for you with the 6 feet.
You can substitute any measurement that works for you with the 6 feet.
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I use the:
turn-your-back-and-look-it-thru-a-mirror-over-your-shoulder
or:
look-at-it-thru-the-wrong-end-of-a-pair-of-binoculars
or:
take-a-picture-with-your-phone-and-look-at-it techniques.
Jan in VA
turn-your-back-and-look-it-thru-a-mirror-over-your-shoulder
or:
look-at-it-thru-the-wrong-end-of-a-pair-of-binoculars
or:
take-a-picture-with-your-phone-and-look-at-it techniques.
Jan in VA
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That wasmy mother's motto and it is certainly mine also. Mama frequently admonished me about taking seams out so often that the item was stretched beyond help. My best quilting buddy takes things apart until the fabric is too weak to hold the seam. Better to have left it for observation from the galloping horse. froggyintexas
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