triangle squares
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Help please. My friend took 4 fat quarters and made a giant 4 patch. It measures about 39 inches across and 35 inches down she said. Now she wants to make it like a square in a square. I am not good with this nor can I do the math for it. Can someone help me help her please. Thanks
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I would trim all 4 sections into the same size, so that you would have a 35" square. Remember that you will have your seam allowance so your finished size will be 1/2" smaller than cut. Rectangles don't work quite the same way as squares and right angles.
What ever the measurement is, go to this site and plug it in:
https://www.quiltersparadiseesc.com/...Calculator.php
That should give you more help as well![Smile](https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/smile.png)
Edit if in time -- for the most stable cut for the corner/setting triangles you would want to start with a square and cut down the diagonal, That will give you the straight grain on the outer edges.
What ever the measurement is, go to this site and plug it in:
https://www.quiltersparadiseesc.com/...Calculator.php
That should give you more help as well
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Edit if in time -- for the most stable cut for the corner/setting triangles you would want to start with a square and cut down the diagonal, That will give you the straight grain on the outer edges.
Last edited by Iceblossom; 02-23-2022 at 10:17 AM.
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Hey -- I found out later that calculator doesn't go up as big as your center.
At 35" (which may not be your correct final size) the diagonal measures 49.5 -- that would mean the corner triangles would be roughly 25" per side. To determine the size of a HST, we add 7/8th's seam allowance. For people like me, we round up that to a full inch (or more) bigger than our measurement.
Me, I'd cut squares about 26.5-27" and divide those in half. Sew on and trim to your finished square size.
Don't know if the diagram just makes it worse... but I'm trying to help
At 35" (which may not be your correct final size) the diagonal measures 49.5 -- that would mean the corner triangles would be roughly 25" per side. To determine the size of a HST, we add 7/8th's seam allowance. For people like me, we round up that to a full inch (or more) bigger than our measurement.
Me, I'd cut squares about 26.5-27" and divide those in half. Sew on and trim to your finished square size.
Don't know if the diagram just makes it worse... but I'm trying to help
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