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My MIL is making a graduation quilt for my niece (her granddaughter) and we
have hit a snag. The pattern that dn wanted was too small so we decided to set it on point and turn it into a medallion quilt. The medallion is finished now and she is ready to add the right triangles to the four sides. Here is our problem: How does she figure out how big to cut these triangles? The medallion is 33 inches square. My Mary Ellen Hopkins book says to take a piece of the background fabric and fold it back on itself until you have a right triangle whose hypotaneuse is at least two inches larger than the side of the medallion. Then she can cut it down to size because bigger is better than not having a triangle that is large enough. I understand this but I am not sure how to make her see it when she is in Illinois and I am in Texas. Can anyone help with figuring out how large to cut these setting triangles? judy in fort worth remove 4 to reply directly |
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http://mccallsquilting.com/artheblk/...ks//index.html
heres a first place to look. i'll find some more if you need them. good luck with all of it. jeanne melting the south pacific -- san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz nzlstar on yahoo msg'r http://community.webshots.com/user/nzlstar http://community.webshots.com/user/VirtualQuilting "WOK- the ancient art" "judy in fort worth" wrote ... My MIL is making a graduation quilt for my niece (her granddaughter) and we have hit a snag. The pattern that dn wanted was too small so we decided to set it on point and turn it into a medallion quilt. The medallion is finished now and she is ready to add the right triangles to the four sides. Here is our problem: How does she figure out how big to cut these triangles? The medallion is 33 inches square. My Mary Ellen Hopkins book says to take a piece of the background fabric and fold it back on itself until you have a right triangle whose hypotaneuse is at least two inches larger than the side of the medallion. Then she can cut it down to size because bigger is better than not having a triangle that is large enough. I understand this but I am not sure how to make her see it when she is in Illinois and I am in Texas. Can anyone help with figuring out how large to cut these setting triangles? judy in fort worth remove 4 to reply directly |
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http://mccallsquilting.com/lessons/listing/
sorry, should of given you this link. this page is all the links to important info. wait, heres another one with good links too. http://www.victorianaquiltdesigns.ne...inePiecing.htm cheers, jeanne -- san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz nzlstar on yahoo msg'r http://community.webshots.com/user/nzlstar http://community.webshots.com/user/VirtualQuilting "WOK- the ancient art" "judy in fort worth" wrote... My MIL is making a graduation quilt for my niece (her granddaughter) and we have hit a snag. The pattern that dn wanted was too small so we decided to set it on point and turn it into a medallion quilt. The medallion is finished now and she is ready to add the right triangles to the four sides. Here is our problem: How does she figure out how big to cut these triangles? The medallion is 33 inches square. My Mary Ellen Hopkins book says to take a piece of the background fabric and fold it back on itself until you have a right triangle whose hypotaneuse is at least two inches larger than the side of the medallion. Then she can cut it down to size because bigger is better than not having a triangle that is large enough. I understand this but I am not sure how to make her see it when she is in Illinois and I am in Texas. Can anyone help with figuring out how large to cut these setting triangles? judy in fort worth remove 4 to reply directly |
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Well - the "exact" answer is about 24 1/4" {sqrt of (33 X 33) / 2}
+ 7/8 = 24.21" I wouldn't cut less than 26" myself. -- Cheryl in Oz http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest cawaitesATnetconnectDOTcomDOTau "judy in fort worth" wrote in message et... My MIL is making a graduation quilt for my niece (her granddaughter) and we have hit a snag. The pattern that dn wanted was too small so we decided to set it on point and turn it into a medallion quilt. The medallion is finished now and she is ready to add the right triangles to the four sides. Here is our problem: How does she figure out how big to cut these triangles? The medallion is 33 inches square. My Mary Ellen Hopkins book says to take a piece of the background fabric and fold it back on itself until you have a right triangle whose hypotaneuse is at least two inches larger than the side of the medallion. Then she can cut it down to size because bigger is better than not having a triangle that is large enough. I understand this but I am not sure how to make her see it when she is in Illinois and I am in Texas. Can anyone help with figuring out how large to cut these setting triangles? judy in fort worth remove 4 to reply directly |
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Forgot to add - I do a lot of these layouts and for
triangles cut from squares this big it is a help to iron the fabric with a bit of spray starch before folding and cutting the triangles, to prevent distortion along the bias edge as you handle it. If you are worried about the starch it will rinse out in cold water later. -- Cheryl in Oz http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest cawaitesATnetconnectDOTcomDOTau "Cheryl in Oz" cawaitesATnetconnectDOTcomDOTau wrote in message ... Well - the "exact" answer is about 24 1/4" {sqrt of (33 X 33) / 2} + 7/8 = 24.21" I wouldn't cut less than 26" myself. -- Cheryl in Oz http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest cawaitesATnetconnectDOTcomDOTau "judy in fort worth" wrote in message et... My MIL is making a graduation quilt for my niece (her granddaughter) and we have hit a snag. The pattern that dn wanted was too small so we decided to set it on point and turn it into a medallion quilt. The medallion is finished now and she is ready to add the right triangles to the four sides. Here is our problem: How does she figure out how big to cut these triangles? The medallion is 33 inches square. My Mary Ellen Hopkins book says to take a piece of the background fabric and fold it back on itself until you have a right triangle whose hypotaneuse is at least two inches larger than the side of the medallion. Then she can cut it down to size because bigger is better than not having a triangle that is large enough. I understand this but I am not sure how to make her see it when she is in Illinois and I am in Texas. Can anyone help with figuring out how large to cut these setting triangles? judy in fort worth remove 4 to reply directly |
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Measure 33" along the diagonal line on your cutting mat and see which
vertical line it ends up, then round up an inch or so. Roberta in D "judy in fort worth" schrieb im Newsbeitrag et... My MIL is making a graduation quilt for my niece (her granddaughter) and we have hit a snag. The pattern that dn wanted was too small so we decided to set it on point and turn it into a medallion quilt. The medallion is finished now and she is ready to add the right triangles to the four sides. Here is our problem: How does she figure out how big to cut these triangles? The medallion is 33 inches square. My Mary Ellen Hopkins book says to take a piece of the background fabric and fold it back on itself until you have a right triangle whose hypotaneuse is at least two inches larger than the side of the medallion. Then she can cut it down to size because bigger is better than not having a triangle that is large enough. I understand this but I am not sure how to make her see it when she is in Illinois and I am in Texas. Can anyone help with figuring out how large to cut these setting triangles? judy in fort worth remove 4 to reply directly |
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"Roberta Zollner" wrote in message
... Measure 33" along the diagonal line on your cutting mat and see which vertical line it ends up, then round up an inch or so. Danged if that isn't the most HELPFUL of suggestions. No math involved! Gonna have to try and remember that one. |
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Of course, it's only helpful if you start at the corner! ;-)
Roberta in D "L" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ... "Roberta Zollner" wrote in message ... Measure 33" along the diagonal line on your cutting mat and see which vertical line it ends up, then round up an inch or so. Danged if that isn't the most HELPFUL of suggestions. No math involved! Gonna have to try and remember that one. |
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