Civil War Log Cabin - Block #11 |
This Texas Tears block is a different story. I sewed it up and just knew it was wrong! My first clue was: points should not be cut off in a block. So I used my seam ripper and removed all those extra pieces. I didn't take a picture of it - so I laid the incorrect piece on top so you can see what it used to look like (right side of block) the left is where I corrected it.
See that point cut off on the right hand side? That's just NOT correct. |
So I remeasured my squares, reread the cutting instructions - did a bit of wiggling, both in my head and with the fabrics. Here's what I realized. I was lining up the triangles to sew them.
After all isn't that one of the first things we learn to do when sewing? Well in this case that's WRONG.
I moved the triangles over to 1/4 of an inch - because don't those little corners usually get cut off after sewing? It seemed worth a try.
Then did it again for the other side.....
And WA LA!!
Perfect Points! (hehehe - almost perfect points)
My completed and looking good, Texas Tears Block. |
Good job figuring that out. That's exactly what you needed to do! Your blocks are sooooo awesome. I should get over there and do this. I keep saying that, but there's no time! Argh!
ReplyDeleteI love the log cabin block!
ReplyDeleteI'm currently working on the Texas Tears block. Yep! I've done some ripping on this one too. Someone named this block correctly! Thanks for posting the tips on how you finished yours. It looks great!
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