oops..made big mistake

[zenkitty]

Hi everyone....I am in the process of making a lap size quilt using the Yellow Brick Road pattern by Atkinson. All was well until I discovered that one fabric color was cut 6" instead of 61/2" at the very beginning of this project. So now...all the blocks with that color are 1/2" off.

All the blocks should be 9 1/2 x 9 1/2. Some measure that and some measure 9x91/2. Should I cut the blocks to that size now or even them up to 9x9 or wait until I connect a row and cut then? How could something so simple become this?

Thanks!

[quiltingtrish]

Re: oops..made big mistake

I've been known to CUT them to all the same size - when the whole thing is finished, will you really see a drastic difference in your blocks anyway? Is the quilt for a ribbon or something that you need to be perfect? Are there any of those quilt police around? I say to cut them down to the 9 inches and move on with your quilt.

Hugs,

[Patrice]

Re: oops..made big mistake

I would cut them all down to 9 in or add to the 9in to make them 9 1/2. depending on which would look better for the pattern you are doing

[ginampls]

Re: oops..made big mistake

Agreed. I would just square them up as best ya can... and we want pics to show us the difference...

[zenkitty]

Re: oops..made big mistake

Thanks. No...no quilt police in my house! I just wasn't sure if the entire thing would get thrown off without making a few adjustments. I'll just cut it down to 9x9 and see what happens.

Happy New Year!

[zenkitty]

Re: oops..made big mistake

ok...lesson learned. Being this is my second quilt, making mistakes is a good thing. I thought of just making the squares 9x9 1/2, but when I would lay out the pattern, it limited how I could set the blocks. So...they will all be squared to 9x9. I'll take pictures when this thing ever gets done!