Paper piecing and making copies of patterns - ?'s
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I am taking a paper piecing class with the hopes that one day I can make "Cinqo de Mayo" by Karen Stone. (Really ambitious I know ! ! !)
We did one block in class from a pattern the teacher gave us. She then gave us the special paper and told us to make copies at home for all the patterns we wanted to include in our sampler.
I made my copies and just finished a block, trimmed it down and held the 2 blocks together. The block made from my printer is 1/8 in bigger than the pattern from the teacher. I compared to the book. Teachers pattern is right, mine is off.
So... If I continue to use my copier for all the patterns and they are ALL slightly bigger, is that OK? Or do I need to scrap the bigger one and find a copier that makes it all exact?
We did one block in class from a pattern the teacher gave us. She then gave us the special paper and told us to make copies at home for all the patterns we wanted to include in our sampler.
I made my copies and just finished a block, trimmed it down and held the 2 blocks together. The block made from my printer is 1/8 in bigger than the pattern from the teacher. I compared to the book. Teachers pattern is right, mine is off.
So... If I continue to use my copier for all the patterns and they are ALL slightly bigger, is that OK? Or do I need to scrap the bigger one and find a copier that makes it all exact?
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When copying, you need to adjust the size down slightly by changing the enlargement/reduction control. Keep making samples until you can hold up the original and copy to some light and find that they are identical. Then make all of your copies at that reduction.
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Originally Posted by Dagny
When copying, you need to adjust the size down slightly by changing the enlargement/reduction control. Keep making samples until you can hold up the original and copy to some light and find that they are identical. Then make all of your copies at that reduction.
#5
Originally Posted by Izaquilter
if only one block is off 1/8", i don't think you will have any problems. But yes next time use copies from the same machine....there is a difference
#6
If you have a scanner, scan the pattern in at 100% and save as a .pdf file. If you print that it should be identical. One way to check for discrepancies is to scan a ruler both longways and shortways and compare the final print to the ruler. In some paper piecing 1/8th can make a difference when it comes to matching seams in the lady liberty style patterns. Members of my guild had a class and there were many annoyed quilters who had to stretch fabric to make seams meet.
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Originally Posted by Hen3rietta
If you have a scanner, scan the pattern in at 100% and save as a .pdf file. If you print that it should be identical. One way to check for discrepancies is to scan a ruler both longways and shortways and compare the final print to the ruler. In some paper piecing 1/8th can make a difference when it comes to matching seams in the lady liberty style patterns. Members of my guild had a class and there were many annoyed quilters who had to stretch fabric to make seams meet.
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