Back up -

And rethink this whole thing - ;))

The "hole" in this CENTER plate can be covered by a 2" circle -

But should it be 2" or 2-1/2" to match the other ones? - ;))

I had thought that the QUARTER circles for the rest of the blocks -

Could/should be cut from 3" circles to match -

To allow for seam allowances -

But last night - while I slept on it - my brain kept nagging at me -

Why do I need to make the larger circles a FULL inch bigger -

When they only need 2 quarter inch seam allowances in each direction? -

Wouldn't that be only HALF an inch bigger? - ;))

So I decided to work backwards -

To see what size circle I needed for the CENTER plate - ;))

First - I want/need the QUARTER circles to be 3" before they are cut -

Because I have a die for that - LOL - ;))

If my math is correct - I will need 18 circles -

And if I use the die - it will make cutting them much easier -

I can fuse some stuff to the back of some fabric -

And then cut them into QUARTERS -

To use on the outer corners of the QUARTER plates -

WITH seam allowances -

And - if the "twosies" are already sewn together -

They don't need the seam allowances in the middle -

So I could use 2-1/2" circles for those -

Which would make the matching circle for the CENTER plate - 2-1/2" not 2" - ;))

I tested it with some paper circles - and 2-1/2" works just fine -

It would have been a LOT easier if had just cut some paper circles in both sizes and tried them - too bad I didn't think of that first - LOL - ;))

Sometimes I make simple things SO complicated -

But I wanted/needed to work it out in my head - step-by-step -

Before I wasted any fabric - ;))

Speaking of which -

I found these three YUMMY batiks -

That would make GREAT centers -

But I can't decide which one to use -

I like the way the BLUE one "POPS" -

BROWN goes with everything -

And GREEN is always a pretty addition -

Which one do you like best? -

And if Jennifer doesn't choose the GREEN one -

She's probably not feeling well - LOL - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -