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03-05-2011, 01:27 PM
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So, I wanted this row to be special. No rushing, no short cuts. I even went and bought one of those triangle templates to be as accurate as possible. Followed the directions on the template and sewed all the triangles together. Measured to square up and each and every one was 1/8 inch too small. GRRRRR. Went back and did it the old fashioned way. Almost a perfect 12 1/2 inch square. One down - 6 to go, and each one will be unique.
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03-05-2011, 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by cowpie2
So, I wanted this row to be special. No rushing, no short cuts. I even went and bought one of those triangle templates to be as accurate as possible. Followed the directions on the template and sewed all the triangles together. Measured to square up and each and every one was 1/8 inch too small. GRRRRR. Went back and did it the old fashioned way. Almost a perfect 12 1/2 inch square. One down - 6 to go, and each one will be unique.
03-05-2011, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by cowpie2
Originally Posted by cowpie2
So, I wanted this row to be special. No rushing, no short cuts. I even went and bought one of those triangle templates to be as accurate as possible. Followed the directions on the template and sewed all the triangles together. Measured to square up and each and every one was 1/8 inch too small. GRRRRR. Went back and did it the old fashioned way. Almost a perfect 12 1/2 inch square. One down - 6 to go, and each one will be unique.
03-05-2011, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by debe
Originally Posted by cowpie2
Originally Posted by cowpie2
So, I wanted this row to be special. No rushing, no short cuts. I even went and bought one of those triangle templates to be as accurate as possible. Followed the directions on the template and sewed all the triangles together. Measured to square up and each and every one was 1/8 inch too small. GRRRRR. Went back and did it the old fashioned way. Almost a perfect 12 1/2 inch square. One down - 6 to go, and each one will be unique.
03-05-2011, 04:43 PM
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It was off by 1/8 on each little square, I calculated by the time I assembled the whole thing would have been 11x11 instead of 12 1/2 by 12/ 1/2. Big difference for the whole role. I do fudge a little, but that would have been alot.
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