Math quiz Linoleum block

[Sheena]

I was trying to work it out using a 5" charm pack and yardage, but it was quicker to draw it out and measure it than do it mathematically!

A snowball for the blue and orange diagonal corners is probably less wasteful, but with a bit of forethought the waste triangles could be used for another project. Perhaps a quilt for Project Linus.

[nyscpa2be]

Looking again, I do see one issue, if only charm packs are used. If I'm correct, sewing together the 2.5" x 5" strips to make the middle blocks on each side would end up with a 4.5" x 5" block - need to trim .5" off of one side to make it square again. That would require the center block to also be cut down to 4.5" x 4.5", and I'm not even sure on the corner blocks with snowballs. Does this make sense?

[K. McEuen]

Looking again, I do see one issue, if only charm packs are used. If I'm correct, sewing together the 2.5" x 5" strips to make the middle blocks on each side would end up with a 4.5" x 5" block - need to trim .5" off of one side to make it square again. That would require the center block to also be cut down to 4.5" x 4.5", and I'm not even sure on the corner blocks with snowballs. Does this make sense?

And it comes around full circle to what I said in the second or third comment. I gave up on all the theorem crap a long time ago, mostly because people's eyes start glazing over when it's mentioned. Loved algebra, hated geometry with a passion.

[nyscpa2be]

And it comes around full circle to what I said in the second or third comment. I gave up on all the theorem crap a long time ago, mostly because people's eyes start glazing over when it's mentioned. Loved algebra, hated geometry with a passion.

I'm sorry that it went so far past your comment. . And I can talk algebra and geometry all day long, but don't even try to get me engaged on Chaucer vs Dickens vs Shakespeare - I'm lost there.

[Sheena]

Yes, Amy #22, that's why I worked it out the difficult way, trying not to have to trim the 5" charms. If you trim them then you're losing the point of having pre-cuts! .

How about a disappearing 9 patch instead?

[nyscpa2be]

I'm so sorry everyone. I guess I need to stop posting until I learn to read better.

[Sheena]

Amy, read my poem. I've just posted it in General Discussion.

[Hulamoon]

I'm so sorry everyone. I guess I need to stop posting until I learn to read better.

Amy don't be silly! I loved reading all this even though some of it got past me lol