Design Wall Monday - Orca Bay - 1/16/12

DESIGN WALL MONDAY - ORCA BAY - 1/16/12
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We have some awesome stuff on our walls! Well, THEY do - ME - not so much sometimes - ;))
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Here comes the fun part -

I laid out the patches for three white blocks -
And three black blocks -

I started with the first black block on the lower left -
And had trouble getting the block to come out to 6-1/2” -
Even after switching to the Lexus/Lily -

But I FINALLY got it the right size -
Or at least close enough for me - ;))

But because I was having trouble -
I decided to play/test my seam allowance AGAIN with some nine-patches -

So I cut some 2” squares -
See - they ARE 2” square -

Then I sewed up a little nine-patch -
Pressed it all nice and neat -
It should measure 5” square when it gets sewn together -
Cute - huh?

Measured it up -

From side to side - 5" -
Right on -

From top to bottom - 4-7/8" -
It’s 1/8” SHORT -

It seems that my vertical seams -
Between the patches are right on -

But my horizontal seams -
Between the rows -
Are TOO WIDE?

How does that happen?

Have you ever had your computer do something really weird and you say to yourself -
I couldn't do that IF I WANTED TO!!

I'm saying that RIGHT NOW!!

How does one side come out shorter than the other??
I couldn't do that IF I WANTED TO!! ;))

It’s the same machine -

The same settings -

The ONLY difference is patch vs. row -

Guess it's back to the drawing testing board -

Some of you are probably thinking that I am being REALLY anal about this -

But -

I need to get that seam allowance NAILED before I try to get all of these
pieces/parts/blocks/geese/wings sewn together - and SOON!! ;))

What REALLY frustrates me -
Is that my “Standard/Usual scant 1/4” settings” WILL work SOMETIMES -
And then WON'T work at other times -
For NO APPARENT REASON!!

Is it the weather or what?? ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -

P.S. Got an email yesterday - Jo-Ann is having a sale on the AccuQuilt ® Go! this week - $349.00 on sale for $199.99. If you have your heart set on getting one - now is the time!!

BOB and I are in the process of returning SEVEN dies - so we may not be the ones to ask about whether or not you should get one. We planned to tell you our little adventure next month - because first I have to get this top together in order to link up on February 6 - and as you can probably see - I don't really have the time right now to tell the tale. So just let me say this - Jo-Ann also has the June Tailor Slotted Rulers on sale this week - and for way less $$$. ;))