MarionsQuilts

I posted for help on math skills with this quilt that I am undertaking:

http://waynekollingersquiltblog.blog...to-ponder.html

I have the most beautifully rich purple fabric and I wanted to use it in a quilt to highlight how stunning this fabric is. I also don't like making the same quilt twice. Finally found this one on line and said looks easy enough.

Well, if you go to this thread, you'll see it wasn't as easy as I thought LOL

Help! My math skills are abysmal for this !!!

In that thread, I had actually made a number of the blocks, however when I sewed them together, there was so much squaring up, I was losing "edges."

I tossed them, and went back to EQ7 and printed the PP pattern. They are 4 inch blocks.

I also remembered reading somewhere about people who starch their fabric (I never have, but I have starch - I used it once to "fix" a quilt that wasn't flat - didn't work as well as I wanted it to!)

So I starched the fabric, cut it in strips, starched again. Paper pieced each square, starched again. Sewed the four squares together, starched again, and then did the second block. Joined those, and starched again. (am i using too much starch?)

Here's a pic of my first two blocks ... I will be posting my progress throughout this thread, so feel free to drop in and see my progress!

Thanks for looking and to all the brilliant math genuises, thanks for your help!

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WANNABEE

Stunning. Can't wait to see your progress.

stitch678

I'm wondering what brand of starch you're using...so l can call my broker & get shares of that company,lol! Wonderful how this is progressing. Don't you just love a challenge? Keeps us on our toes ��

MarionsQuilts

I'm using Easy On LOL I bought it at the grocery store. I'm sure there is much better starch out there for quilting, but it is doing the job!

Kassaundra

Absolutely beautiful love the drama of a 2 tone graphic. As to the starch question, nope you are not imho. When I am working w/ precise pattern matching, stripe matching, bias edges etc every time I press I use sizing, and I press after every seam is sewn. (I prefer sizing over starch, both sold at the same stores in the same place usually side by side)

Barb in Louisiana

Very nice. Thanks for sharing your journey with us.

nativetexan

he, he. i just bought more starch myself! your blocks are looking wonderful!

jillmc

I admire your tenacity! The blocks looks gorgeous. I starch fabric heavily before I cut it if I know there will be lots of fussy points,etc to match up. Be careful that you don’t stretch your strips if you starch them after they are cut.
Love your progress!

Jingle

This pattern is too complex for me. I don't like a challenge. Easy is for me. I make donation quilts.

Your blocks are looking great.

Karamarie

Love that blue. Will be a beautiful quilt!