Most of this project was in pre-sewn vertical sections in a baggie. I wanted to get it together "speedy quick."
And simply cut a few more 2" x 6" light rectangles to assemble the remaining vertical rows.
Without paying attention to "THE RULE" . . . . block "B" MUST match block "A" . . . in this case in height . . . . which is 6-1/8th.The new light rectangles I put in were almost 1/4" off . . . each and every one. This caused unmatched seams and extensive buckling in the middle of the vertical rows. (very heavy sigh).
I don't post about all of my mistakes; however, I especially wanted the newbie quilters out there to realize that the A and B block rule never changes. . . . . no matter how excited one gets about a project.
Until then, keep stitchin' . . . .
6 comments:
Thank you for the reassurance that I'm not the only one who makes mistakes. LOL
It looks awesome so far. :)
Eeck....I hate when those rules creep up behind you....
Its always the simple things that catch us out.
This is why blogland is like a guild, we share our "experiences." Thanks,
It's good to know I'm not the only one that makes these "goofs", but frustrating for you!
I'm curious - were the rectangles 2" x 6"? I've tried to do the math - rather unsuccessfully so far. If you're using 2" squares (implied by the width of the rectangle), wouldn't that make the required length 5"? And is this a quilt of your own design? It's truly lovely.
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