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Block A Little Small
I have on my webshots site my first two blocks I have ever made for my first
quilt. The problem is the Jacob's Ladder Block is not 12 and 1/2 inches, it is slightly smaller. I but the sashing and corners on the Bow tie block it looks great. Now to fix the Jacob's Ladder. Would I pin the sashing so that the seam allowance of the block is short compared to the seam allowance of the sashing? I hope you understand what I am meaning. Like my sashing would be a 1/4" seam allowance and my block would have 1/8" seam allowance. Would that be the right way to fix the problem? My instructor told me we could fudge it to fix it, but didn't say how. I will call her next time she is in, but I would like to get it together. She |
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Hullo She
Yes, I think you could do that; but I would do two rows of stitching, just in case it decided to *try* to unravel! .. In article , She in PA writes I have on my webshots site my first two blocks I have ever made for my first quilt. The problem is the Jacob's Ladder Block is not 12 and 1/2 inches, it is slightly smaller. I but the sashing and corners on the Bow tie block it looks great. Now to fix the Jacob's Ladder. Would I pin the sashing so that the seam allowance of the block is short compared to the seam allowance of the sashing? I hope you understand what I am meaning. Like my sashing would be a 1/4" seam allowance and my block would have 1/8" seam allowance. Would that be the right way to fix the problem? My instructor told me we could fudge it to fix it, but didn't say how. I will call her next time she is in, but I would like to get it together. She -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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Another thought... dampen the block and try to stretch it gently as you
iron it -- being careful not to stretch it out of square -- but sometimes you can pull blocks out a bit -- multiple seams tend to "pull up" a blocks dimensions -- and wetting and a gentle tug while ironing can sometimes help! Good luck! Kate in Michigan "She in PA" wrote in message ... I have on my webshots site my first two blocks I have ever made for my first quilt. The problem is the Jacob's Ladder Block is not 12 and 1/2 inches, it is slightly smaller. I but the sashing and corners on the Bow tie block it looks great. Now to fix the Jacob's Ladder. Would I pin the sashing so that the seam allowance of the block is short compared to the seam allowance of the sashing? I hope you understand what I am meaning. Like my sashing would be a 1/4" seam allowance and my block would have 1/8" seam allowance. Would that be the right way to fix the problem? My instructor told me we could fudge it to fix it, but didn't say how. I will call her next time she is in, but I would like to get it together. She |
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She,
If your sashing is not yet cut, here is what I would do. Cut the sashing a tiny bit wider than you would otherwise. Sew it on with the 1/4" seams like the others. Then, trim it down a teeny bit to match the size of the other sashed blocks. In fact, I would make *all* the sashings a tiny bit wider and hold off on the trimming until all the blocks are done. That is one nice thing about sashed blocks; there is a bit of "fudge factor" built into them :-) When we are talking 1/4" and 1/8" differences, these won't be noticeable in the finished quilt. -- Anne in CA "It's not having what you want; it's wanting what you've got." -- Sheryl Crow http://home.covad.net/~arudolph/annes.htm She in PA wrote: I have on my webshots site my first two blocks I have ever made for my first quilt. The problem is the Jacob's Ladder Block is not 12 and 1/2 inches, it is slightly smaller. I but the sashing and corners on the Bow tie block it looks great. Now to fix the Jacob's Ladder. Would I pin the sashing so that the seam allowance of the block is short compared to the seam allowance of the sashing? I hope you understand what I am meaning. Like my sashing would be a 1/4" seam allowance and my block would have 1/8" seam allowance. Would that be the right way to fix the problem? My instructor told me we could fudge it to fix it, but didn't say how. I will call her next time she is in, but I would like to get it together. She remove NOSPAM to reply |
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If you can cut wider sashing strips, do that instead. Then after the sashing
is on and everything pressed, carefully trim back to the correct measurement. Roberta in D "She in PA" wrote in message ... I have on my webshots site my first two blocks I have ever made for my first quilt. The problem is the Jacob's Ladder Block is not 12 and 1/2 inches, it is slightly smaller. I but the sashing and corners on the Bow tie block it looks great. Now to fix the Jacob's Ladder. Would I pin the sashing so that the seam allowance of the block is short compared to the seam allowance of the sashing? I hope you understand what I am meaning. Like my sashing would be a 1/4" seam allowance and my block would have 1/8" seam allowance. Would that be the right way to fix the problem? My instructor told me we could fudge it to fix it, but didn't say how. I will call her next time she is in, but I would like to get it together. She |
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