Seam allowance
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I recently made a nine patch sqaure and it should have been twelve inches when I finsihed. It was about ten inches sqaure. I used a 5/8 seam allowance. I made a second square and I used a 3/8 seam allowance and it is still smaller than the twelve inces the direction says it should be. What seam allowance am I supposed to use for peicing quilts?
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Thanks everyone! I will now try the 1/4 seam allowance. I just knew that had to be the problem. I saw something at the store earlier that was a piece of plastic that was 1/4. I wondered what it was used for and now I know. Eventually, I guess I will find out all the secrets of the beautiful quilts everyone shows on this site.
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Originally Posted by sueisallaboutquilts
If you've ever sewn clothing it's a little hard in the beginning of a quilt journey to remember the 1/4 seams!
That's what MY problem was :)
That's what MY problem was :)
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