square in a square ruler and books
04-01-2009, 10:27 AM
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Did you watch the video, Rose Marie? It honestly is much faster. For one thing, you don't have separate squares to cut for the centers and for the triangles.
In the "regular" technique, you would cut different squares - for a 4" finished block, you would cut one square for the center. First, you have to figure out how big to cut it! I always have trouble remembering how big to cut the on-point squares. Then you need 2 - 4 7/8" squares for the corners (each cut in half diagonally to make 4 triangles.) This way, you just cut one big square and slice the corners off - you get all the five pieces at once. It is particularly effective for scrap quilts.
I drafted and printed the paper pattern in about 2 minutes. If I were doing it with graph paper it would take one minute.
Oh - I measured my blocks. For my practice pieces, I cut 8" squares. The blocks are 7 1/4", so they will be 6 3/4" when they are sewn together.
In the "regular" technique, you would cut different squares - for a 4" finished block, you would cut one square for the center. First, you have to figure out how big to cut it! I always have trouble remembering how big to cut the on-point squares. Then you need 2 - 4 7/8" squares for the corners (each cut in half diagonally to make 4 triangles.) This way, you just cut one big square and slice the corners off - you get all the five pieces at once. It is particularly effective for scrap quilts.
I drafted and printed the paper pattern in about 2 minutes. If I were doing it with graph paper it would take one minute.
Oh - I measured my blocks. For my practice pieces, I cut 8" squares. The blocks are 7 1/4", so they will be 6 3/4" when they are sewn together.
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