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    Old 02-05-2012, 09:34 AM
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    I am working on a "Rocky Road to Kansas" quilt. It is my first time using templates and I'm really struggling to get the points of the triangles to work properly. How do I get the block to end up so I have a 1/4" leftover on the points??? I have tried marking a 1/4" seam on the triangles but that doesn't seem to help. Since the triangles are all different angles I'm not sure if I'm doing it right...
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    Old 02-05-2012, 01:48 PM
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    This may look differently after it's been trimmed but right now it looks rectangular to me. The upper white piece looks like it's not wide enough. I did a similar pattern and I used paper guides. Not paper pieced, but I sewed the strips to the paper. That way when I trimmed from the back side I was sure of my size.
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    go back and check the pattern/templates/cutting/sewing.
    Something isn't right in the measurements.
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    Old 02-05-2012, 04:33 PM
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    Here is tute for this pattern from here on QB. She also mentions and has a picture of the "too short" block.

    http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...l-t114844.html
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