Originally Posted by GailG
Omak, you crack me up! Thanks, but I looked at that closeup and think I have it figured out. I do better with pictures than with numbers (and words :lol: -- I was a reading teacher teeheehee). I'll use some round number like 3 inches or 4 inches and go from there. So if I use 3', then that strip would be 9 1/2, right? Or is it 8 1/2"
the finished block would be ... (had to go back and look <g>) Isn't it so fun to sit and have coffee with me while I figure out that I might just as well go back and double check my figures??? The strips you cut to get your square AND the "border" ... have to be cut 3" x 11.5" ... which will yield a block that is ten inches (I used the cheater sheet <g>) .... don't think of it as a cheater sheet ... it is more like a TOOL! LOL <wave> |
Thanks, Omak! While you were doing the math, I left here to go to an elementary school to judge a second grade dance contest. It was a culminating activity of one of their culture projects. The whole class was taught two Cajun dances and we chose the best of the group.
FYI -- It's raining cats and dogs outside. What a blessing! We need rain badly. Thanks for the heads up on the numbers. I will be looking for scraps to use. Hmmm -- only 11 1/2 inches of each piece. |
i apologize for being unable to reply to your questions! my laptop decided to freeze up! the easiest way to figure is this: Use the size of a center square & multiply it times three & subtact 1.5 for the seams = the size of the strip. [the strip is 3X the square] sorry it took so long!
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oh, and the size of my blocks are roughly 9 5/8 to 9 3/4 before i sew them together [then they are 9 1/4]
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Originally Posted by just_the_scraps_m'am
i apologize for being unable to reply to your questions! my laptop decided to freeze up! the easiest way to figure is this: Use the size of a center square & multiply it times three & subtact 1.5 for the seams = the size of the strip. [the strip is 3X the square] sorry it took so long!
Apologies to anyone that used my figures and it was all wrong :oops: :oops: :oops: |
Very pretty! It reminds me of a fun puzzle. I bet you could get lost looking at all the fabrics.
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(1)1.5 sq X 3=4.5 [-1.5]=3"strip + (1.5 sq)=4.5" for the strip
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Originally Posted by just_the_scraps_m'am
(1)1.5 sq X 3=4.5 [-1.5]=3"strip + (1.5 sq)=4.5" for the strip
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