What does this mean?
04-30-2010, 02:38 AM
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Unfinished means that you have the additional 1/4" all the way around the block. For example a 12" unfinished block would actually measure at 12.5" all the way around so that when it is sewn into a quilt it measures exactly 12"
04-30-2010, 07:32 AM
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If still a little confused, once you sew the 12 1/2" block to the sashing or binding or another block, you have used 1/4" of the fabric on each side for the seam decreasing the fabric amount by 1/2" giving you a 12" finished block on two sides. Of course to make it 12" square finished, the other two sides have to be sewn to sashing, border, or another block to decrease the other 1/2" for the other two sides to square it up.
Now that you are totally confused... :roll:
Now that you are totally confused... :roll:
05-02-2010, 02:37 PM
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thanks for explaining!
Originally Posted by wvdek
If still a little confused, once you sew the 12 1/2" block to the sashing or binding or another block, you have used 1/4" of the fabric on each side for the seam decreasing the fabric amount by 1/2" giving you a 12" finished block on two sides. Of course to make it 12" square finished, the other two sides have to be sewn to sashing, border, or another block to decrease the other 1/2" for the other two sides to square it up.
Now that you are totally confused... :roll:
Now that you are totally confused... :roll:
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