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February 26th, 2014, 09:28 AM
#11
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Missouri Star
Re: Setting Point - how to do ????
Mary
SW Missouri
Smile and the world smiles with you, frown and you frown alone.
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February 26th, 2014, 09:35 AM
#12
Senior Member
Missouri Star
Re: Setting Point - how to do ????
Next cut four squares for the corners. The squares should measure half the finished block size plus 1/2″. So if you finished block is 6″, your squares should be cut at 3 1/2″ (half of 6 is 3, plus 1/2″ is 3 1/2″).
Thanks Mary. Method 2 is the way I was thinking. so for your 5" block your squares should be 3". half of 5 is 2.5 plus 1/2" = 3" squares.
Dolores


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February 26th, 2014, 09:37 AM
#13
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Designer Diva
Re: Setting Point - how to do ????
Are you making a square in a square, that is what it sounds like to me, if so search square in a square and you will see the the outside square had to be larger all the way around
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February 26th, 2014, 09:58 AM
#14
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9 Patch Princess
Re: Setting Point - how to do ????
Doloris - I'm gonna try and do this -
Auntiepiggylpn posted a link to a chart in this post - not sure I understand it a but one day the 'penny will drop'
Mpyles - gonna try this way also
Thank you all vet much
- and I'm gonna get help with posting picture. Xoxox
Last edited by Helen McD; February 26th, 2014 at 10:07 AM.
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February 26th, 2014, 12:05 PM
#15
Senior Member
The Guild President
Re: Setting Point - how to do ????
You are snowballing corners to get a square in a square blocks. This is what happens:
The black lines are for your 5" square, the blue lines for the finished block, 4 1/2". The red lines are for the snowballed corners. If you were using 2 1/2" like in the first drawing, once you sew the blocks together you lost the points, hidden in the seam allowance.
As other forum members said before, these corners must overlap: you must start with corner squares that measure half the side of your block, plus 1/2", like I represented in the second drawing. I hope this drawings have helped.
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February 26th, 2014, 12:40 PM
#16
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Missouri Star
Re: Setting Point - how to do ????

Originally Posted by
lourixe
You are snowballing corners to get a square in a square blocks. This is what happens:

The black lines are for your 5" square, the blue lines for the finished block, 4 1/2". The red lines are for the snowballed corners. If you were using 2 1/2" like in the first drawing, once you sew the blocks together you lost the points, hidden in the seam allowance.
As other forum members said before, these corners must overlap: you must start with corner squares that measure half the side of your block, plus 1/2", like I represented in the second drawing. I hope this drawings have helped.
I think you have a winner here!!!!
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March 1st, 2014, 11:06 AM
#17
Senior Member
9 Patch Princess
Re: Setting Point - how to do ????
If I were to cut these in half - would I get flying geese ?
I'm sitting here trying to get flying geese a I'm u-tubing different tutorials, but can't seem to get the points on the sides to come in the quarter inch - I can get the top but not the sides.
I'm gonna go the snowball version and see what I get
Helen
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March 1st, 2014, 11:15 AM
#18
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9 Patch Princess
Re: Setting Point - how to do ????
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March 1st, 2014, 12:57 PM
#19
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Rotary Pro
Re: Setting Point - how to do ????
Lourixe - your visual really helped me. I haven't worked on one like this yet so I was reading through the thread hoping to learn something and that really put it into perspective. Thank you.
Helen McD - I hope it works out well for you.
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March 1st, 2014, 01:19 PM
#20
Senior Member
Missouri Star
Re: Setting Point - how to do ????
You guys with the links and illustrations ROCK!!
Thanks for the awesome info!