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Post by craftedbys on Apr 10, 2023 22:10:34 GMT
I made a block for a sampler quilt without an actual pattern (I know, I know). I thought I had it all mathed out but the block came out to 8 inches instead of the 8.5 inches I need it to be. Is there any way to fix it without taking it apart and messing up the design. Just not adding it to the quilt is not an option, I ha e very little of this fabric and need every bit of it. Do you think it would be too noticeable if I just increased the sashing by that quarter inch around this particular block? I usually walk away when I hit a snag like this, but I am on a deadline and have to come up with a solution. Here is a picture of the block  |
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Post by ntsf on Apr 10, 2023 23:32:38 GMT
I would just add a sashing around it.. just like an islamic rug is not to be "perfect" so your quilt will be a little quirky.
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Post by Basket1lady on Apr 10, 2023 23:34:04 GMT
I can’t quite visualize how you want to make it bigger. Do you have a photo of the finished quilt (the pattern obviously!) You could try ripping it apart and making 1/8” seams instead of 1/4”, but if it’s going to be used, it’s unlikely that it will hold up.
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Post by roundtwo on Apr 10, 2023 23:40:34 GMT
Does each block have sashing?
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Post by katiekaty on Apr 10, 2023 23:51:31 GMT
You can sew stripping between the blocks when you are finished and this will add fabric to it to increase the length and width an take care of all those missing 1/4 inches ! The stripping should probably be a complimentary solid colr to your pattern pieces and will frame each block.
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Post by craftedbys on Apr 11, 2023 0:05:28 GMT
The quilt is going to be a lap-ish quilt of 25 blocks (5 rows of 5) with 2.5 inch sashing strips between each block.
So I don't want to add an eighth of an inch to each side, which is why I was wondering if I could just make the sashing strip just a skoshbit wider at that block.
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Post by roundtwo on Apr 11, 2023 0:30:12 GMT
So I don't want to add an eighth of an inch to each side, which is why I was wondering if I could just make the sashing strip just a skoshbit wider at that block. I do paper mock ups when I am trying to see if my math has worked so maybe if you cut a couple of blocks the right size and one the size you have and then make the sashing paper blocks and lay out it all to see if it works. Others may have a better idea - I am a very visual learner and need to see things happening in real life  |
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Post by rst on Apr 11, 2023 1:06:32 GMT
Are all the other blocks exactly 8.5"?
I would be comfortable fudging it with slightly bigger sashing around this block. It would probably not be noticeable at all once quilted up.
Another approach would be to trim the other blocks to match this one.
OR you could add a drop shadow to this block and maybe a few other blocks scattered throughout the quilt -- a 1" strip of a darker "shadow" to two adjacent sides of this block (1/2 " will go to seam allowances, the remaining 1/2 is making up the size). It could look intentional if you put a shadowed block in each corner, for instance.
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Post by CeeScraps on Apr 11, 2023 11:24:32 GMT
What size do you need the block to be once it's within the quilt?
If other blocks are in the quilt then make them this size.
The current block you've shown is 8" which means once this block is within a quilt it will be 7 1/2" due to the 1/4" seam on each side. If you add a sashing it will be tricky as it will have to be 1/2" + the added width you want to show. You need 1/2" extra to accommodate the seam, 1/4" that attaches to this block AND 1/4" that attaches to another block, + how much do you want to show?
I hope this makes sense.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 11, 2023 15:19:26 GMT
I have no advice but want to say my DD would LOVE something made out of that Cinnamoroll fabric! Where did you get it?
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Post by craftedbys on Apr 11, 2023 15:42:14 GMT
I have no advice but want to say my DD would LOVE something made out of that Cinnamoroll fabric! Where did you get it? This quilt is for DS' bestie who is graduating in May and it has 4 different Cinnamoroll fabrics. I got 3 fat quarters off of Amazon (actually a bit smaller than a true fat quarter) and then I bought 2 other fabrics off of Etsy. The Etsy shop is out of Singapore and the shipping was $19, about the same cost of two half yards of fabric, so not cheap. (They sent on of the wrong fabrics--with cream background instead of aqua--and refunded the fabric cost and I didn't want to pay shipping again for the right one.) Anyway, there will be four Cinnamoroll fabrics and pastel blue, aqua, lavender, yellow and pink. I have got to light a fire to get it done in time, LOL. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Apr 11, 2023 16:25:56 GMT
I have no advice but want to say my DD would LOVE something made out of that Cinnamoroll fabric! Where did you get it? This quilt is for DS' bestie who is graduating in May and it has 4 different Cinnamoroll fabrics. I got 3 fat quarters off of Amazon (actually a bit smaller than a true fat quarter) and then I bought 2 other fabrics off of Etsy. The Etsy shop is out of Singapore and the shipping was $19, about the same cost of two half yards of fabric, so not cheap. (They sent on of the wrong fabrics--with cream background instead of aqua--and refunded the fabric cost and I didn't want to pay shipping again for the right one.) Anyway, there will be four Cinnamoroll fabrics and pastel blue, aqua, lavender, yellow and pink. I have got to light a fire to get it done in time, LOL. That’s awesome that you’re making it for your kid’s friend! I bet it will be much appreciated and so fun when it’s done. There really aren’t a lot of great fabric choices for things like that here in the States. I still have all the squares that I cut from various cute flannels to make a rag quilt that I started for DD before she was born. Maybe I’ll have it sewn together by the time she has a kid of her own, LOL. (She’s 12, so the baby quilt ship has pretty much sailed!) |
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Post by Gennifer on Apr 11, 2023 19:43:58 GMT
I would trim the other blocks down, personally. While most people probably wouldn’t notice a difference in the sashing widths, I would, and it would bug me forever.
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Post by ComplicatedLady on Apr 11, 2023 22:11:25 GMT
Could you either cut down a few other squares or make a few others the same size with a bit more smashing?
That way the one block would necessarily stand out but the quilt would still be the same size (vs smaller if you cut all the blocks smaller).
It might look a bit more quirky or playful that way?
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Post by MerryMom on Apr 11, 2023 23:21:43 GMT
So I don't want to add an eighth of an inch to each side, which is why I was wondering if I could just make the sashing strip just a skoshbit wider at that block. That is what I would do and then put that block in a less noticeable area on the quilt. Start a new tradition of “Find the block that is different” sort of like “Where’s Waldo?” 😜 |
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Post by candleangie on Apr 12, 2023 0:42:41 GMT
Try pressing your last two seams open. It’ll gain you a smidge of breathing room. Then you can “pretend” the missing seam allowance when you stitch the sashing on(shift it over to where it WOULD be if you had the full 1/4 inch.
Press your sashing seams toward the block (the fold over will keep the short seam allowance from fraying out) and you’re all set
ETA: scratch all of the above. You’re short a 1/4 in each side not 1/8.
I would either add 1/2” strip of something cute to the side and bottom or I would undo the last four seams and add a strip into each of those spots
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