Spiral table topper ruler

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11-14-2010, 02:36 PM

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erstan947

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Originally Posted by BellaBoo

I have doubled checked all my measurements and cannot figure out why it is coming up short. I know I'm over looking something I did or didn't do. Adding the ninth strip doesn't seem to make much difference in the pattern so it will work.

I think it will be beautiful. You created a new pattern.
I am trying to figure out how to make smaller runners, and the strip width is what is hard to calculate. I think I will just take play with it, and hopefully figure it our.

The original size is too big for my table. I left out the 2 longest wedge cuts and it fit perfect. Looks good also.

11-14-2010, 03:20 PM

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Susy

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Originally Posted by BellaBoo

I'm sewing my strata together and I cut the strips exactly the size the pattern listed and the width of the strata is almost 2 inches shorter then what the pattern says. I decided to add a ninth strip to get the .

I'm so glad I wasn't the only one that found the instructions hard to understand, I had one heck of a time and thought it was me. I used the 10 degree ruler and just kept cutting, turns out you have quite a bit of the stratas left over and can finish cutting them so you end up with as many strips as you need. I had to skip the first measured cut, too.

11-14-2010, 03:24 PM

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azwendyg

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Originally Posted by BellaBoo

I noticed this about the pattern too. What I think they are doing is giving you the reading off the ruler, not the actual measurement. They actually do mention that once very breifly in the instructions.

Your runner looks GREAT!!!