I found a quilt block, but it's for tiny pieces. I thought it would be nice with a charm in the middle. I've collected too many. Would it be easy to enlarge?
Linoleum block
Starwood Quilter: Linoleum Quilt Block
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I found a quilt block, but it's for tiny pieces. I thought it would be nice with a charm in the middle. I've collected too many. Would it be easy to enlarge?
Linoleum block
Starwood Quilter: Linoleum Quilt Block
Great block but I don't do math unless I have to do math. I have an accounting degree you know!
I sure hope so. It's so pretty, but all the teeney weeney pieces...
Cute block, but way too little of pieces for me. I found a blog that blew it up some, but not quite a charm in the middle - it is 4 1/2 inches in the middle instead - it makes a 12 inch finished block.
Adjusted Linoleum Tile Quilt Block | Hoecakes & Hemlines
Charm square in the middle, well, it would have to be like 4.5"
then the top and side blocks are half charms sewn together
the corner squares are snowballed charms.
The math would just be the trimming due to size lost by seams, which I think each small square would be 4.5". The finished block would be 12" (12.5" unfinished)
It's a nine-patch, so if your middle square is 5" then make the other 8, 5" also
After reading Karen and Kathy's responses I went back to look at the block again. Duh! I must have been memorized by all the pretty colors.
Thanks for finding this! I'm alway's looking for stuff and didn't even think to look anymore. I like how there is two blocks together so I can see what it looks like. Looks like a fussy cut pattern, cute for kids!Quote:
Originally Posted by ilive2craft2
Thanks Karen and Kathy!
I just did this block today for the Farmer's Wife quilt-a-long! It finishes out at 6 1/2 inches, so I am no help.....plus a little late in this discussion! Just found it coincidental. By the way, the block went together easily and quickly. I love the idea of the charm square middles!
mesmerized Lisa.....sorry just couldn't help myselfQuote:
Originally Posted by Lisapc
That block is beautiful! And the fussy cutting in the first sample was remarkable!
I'm a visual person.. so I played with the block by adding some lines..
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Using the 5 center.. you'll get a good size block. around 15 inches finished.
snow ball the corners with 2 inch blocks.. and this becomes really easy to put together... using charm packs!!
My Math isn't the best ,, so it maybe smaller. Where is Karen??
Thanks Judy! It was mentioned it was a nine patch. How many nine patches are there anyway? lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Granny Judy
At first I thought you might be able to use a jelly roll too, but you can't unless you trim your charms.
So lets say you're going to use the charms as they are.
For the four side square you need four pieces of colour A (yellow) and four of colour B (orange) . Each piece must measure 2 3/4" x 5". Sew one A and one B together and sew the yellow side to the charm.
You now need to know how wide to cut a strip of blue fabric.
The blue diagonals on the corner are more tricky and you need Pythagoras's Theorum which is "The square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides." This will let you know how wide a strip to cut.
The hypotenuse is the side of a right angled triangle that is opposite the right angle.
In the corner square, the blue fabric meets the yellow fabric where the yellow fabric goes horizontal and vertical. You know that where the blue meets the yellow this is 2 1/4" long.
Back to Pythagorus - so the horizontal yellow piece is 2 1/4" when sewn to the blue and the charm,
to find the square of a number you multiply it by itself so 2 1/4 x2 1/4 = 5.06 "
The vertical yellow piece is also 2 1/4 " so it's square is also 5.06"
The sum of 'the other two sides' is therefore 10.12"
So the square of the hypotenuse is the square of 10.12" , which is 3.18"
The blue strip needs to be 3.18" wide and seam allowance of 2 x 1/4" ie 1/2" or 0.5" , so that's 3.68". This is 3 7/10" to the nearest single decimal point.
Problem: We don't work in 10th of an inch we work in 8th of an inch.
Answer: 3 7/10" we can say is 3 6/8".
You need to cut a blue strip 3 6/8" wide.
CAN ANYONE CHECK THIS PLEASE. ;)
Why didn't I just sketch it out and measure it? Doh!
So, I've just sketched it out. Much quicker, same result.
To the top and bottom of the blue strip sew an orange strip of 2 1/2".
Cut your corner patch diagonally.
You'll have quite a bit of waste.
Probably better snowballing it!
I'm off for a G&T now and it's only 10.45 am.
Sheena are you a math teacher, because you went way over my head. lol
I knew that was spelled incorrectly but spell check kept arguing with me!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by bkthomas
The block is still beautiful.
I think you might be a little off - I was taught Pythagoreum's theorum to be a^2 + b^2 = c^2. So if you're looking at the orange triangles on the corner blocks, it would be 2.5^2 + 2.5^2 = c^2 => 6.25+6.25=c^2 => 12.5=c^2 => 3.5355=c. My math is based on charm squares, not on 4" squares, but you will hopefully get the idea.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sheena
BUT in terms of quilting, can't you just take a 2.5" square and snowball the edges to get the same effect? I don't think the diagonal in this case matters, since it is incorporated into a square.
I didn't mean a literal math quiz.lol
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.
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by nyscpa2be
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by K. McEuen
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! :D.
How about a disappearing 9 patch instead?
I'm so sorry everyone. I guess I need to stop posting until I learn to read better. :( :( :( :(
Amy, read my poem. I've just posted it in General Discussion.
Amy don't be silly! I loved reading all this even though some of it got past me lolQuote:
Originally Posted by nyscpa2be
