Quilts on the point?
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you can always spray starch or Ellen's Best Press on the fabric before cutting into those triangles. then just match the center of those and the block you are to sew them onto. all should go well. Good luck.
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Jan, this is so helpful! A picture is worth a thousand words....and you also provided the words! I've never done a quilt on point but think I may, someday, so this is wonderful! We are so lucky to have you, a quiltmaking teacher, on this board. An in-house professional, willing to share your knowledge. Thank you!
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Right now I can't think of the formula for cutting the triangular pieces on an on point quilt, however, I know from experience to make them bigger, it's always easier to trim away than for the triangles to be too small. You need to remember that the side triangles need to have straight of grain on the outside of the quilt. If you have bias edges on the side of t he quilt it will create problems. Now that I've given you a lot of useless information, I look forward to seeing your quilt. I'm sure some of the other quilters on the QB will have lots of good information for you.
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Jan in VA
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Jan thank you so much for Knowledge and patience with me. I am not really using a pattern just taking Ideas from several different quilts and putting them together. It may be months before I get it done but I promise to post pictures. Now I on to applique.
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http://www.quiltinaday.tv/tv/victory13.html
If you have never put together an on point quilt, Eleanor Burns walks you through it in this episode of Quilt in a Day.
If you have never put together an on point quilt, Eleanor Burns walks you through it in this episode of Quilt in a Day.
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