Originally Posted by pbadder

I just posted a picture of my block. I tried it the way Grannyrosie said and guess what it worked. I did not measure two inches around the corners. After sewing squares together I put it on point and like she said measured 1.5 from center for each cut and it measured perfectly. When I sewed them all together block looks great it is the one with the red valentine material and pink. Go to my album and take a look. Now I only have to cut material for four more blocks for this set, and one more for my white with red one. Take you so much Grannyrosie . Oh make sure when you mark your line or cut that your arrows on your ruler line up with the seams very important. Let me know if this method works for you Jaba

Originally Posted by jaba

Gannyrosie I thought if pbadder was going to keep doing this, I was too!! Thanks so much for the kick in the butt that I apparently needed for this block to make sense, your way of cutting made all the difference for me and I needed a challenge push of I can do this. Thank you to you both. Have to write Joan again and tell her I want in, now need to buy more fabric. All's good my Bronco's won today, now next week, much tougher team. Here's the set I made while watching football today.[ATTACH=CONFIG]456263[/ATTACH]

Originally Posted by jclinganrey

That's great, Grannyrosie. As far as I'm concerned, whatever method works for you is fine with me. As long as the end result matches what I'm asking for, you're good to go!!

To clarify, the secondary colors - red, pink, black or white - do not have to be a solid. The idea is to choose something that will compliment the Valentines print.

I made another block to double-check the center square. Here's mine:

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This one came out better than my first example probably because I was paying much closer attention to what I was doing. LOL

Jane

Originally Posted by Gannyrosie

I've only join this to be challenged, I've been doing simple blocks just to get my sewing better. Been working for 30 years and watching grandkids. But if there's a will, there's a way. We're on a roll. My only other issue is when I sew the last 3 rows together to make the complete block, somehow my machine doesn't like the thickness of the joints, ( my carpenter skills showing ). I'm wondering if I should lay my seams open? I'll get it. Now for me to wait for material to go on sale. I was testing with scraps I received. Let's go Ladies, we got this. Go Bronco's since my Saints couldn't beat the rain.

Originally Posted by jaba

Gannyrosie I thought if pbadder was going to keep doing this, I was too!! Thanks so much for the kick in the butt that I apparently needed for this block to make sense, your way of cutting made all the difference for me and I needed a challenge push of I can do this. Thank you to you both. Have to write Joan again and tell her I want in, now need to buy more fabric. All's good my Bronco's won today, now next week, much tougher team. Here's the set I made while watching football today.[ATTACH=CONFIG]456263[/ATTACH]