Friday, July 15, 2016

Adrinka Progress

In my last post, I showed you that I had caught up with this BOM. Instead of calling it finished (for  now) and moving on to another project, I decided to honor the Finish goal for this  year, and make the alternating blocks.

I checked several websites for the proper sizing of economy blocks.  I have a sheet that provides sizes but I have misplaced it.  There were several different sizes provided on the websites and I didn't know which one was correct, but I finally found one that provided the exact measurements and showed how she had rounded up. I decided to go with the rounded up measurements to be safe.  I counted the number of alternating blocks, thirteen, and started with the center square. All the websites were consistent about the center square.  I fussy cut the widths, but decided that I didn't have enough fabric to fussy cut the lengths too.

I was hoping to show you excitement in this post about how quickly these blocks go, since they can be chain pieced, assembly line. But I cut out the first set of triangles - 13 X 4 = 52. That's a lot of triangles for someone who hasn't made repeating blocks in a long while. I sewed them on.  I have to say that I really don't like using oversize pieces.  There is some laxness, since a lot of it can be trimmed off but then you do have to be careful at the part that will not be trimmed off.  Also those long triangle points tend to bunched up in the machine.


That was when I realized that I hadn't sized the original blocks. I had cut all the squares when making the first block, and I assumed they were 7 inch finished, but they aren't. They are smaller.  So now, instead of standard economy blocks, I will trim the corners of the yellow off and have a different kind of block. And I will have to do the math myself to figure it out. I don't want to waste my African fabric by making it too big and trimming it down.

I think it will still look pretty good that way though.

And no, I'm not going to take the tag off Schweetheart the Orangutan. One day, that Teenie Beanie Baby is going to be worth a fortune!  Besides, how would I know her name if I took the tag off?


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10 comments:

Allie-oops Designs said...

Ugh MATH!! The bane of my existence. Love the blocks, they look great, and your beanie baby!!!

Lisa J. said...

Quilt math totally freaks me out. Your quilt is going to be beautiful wether they are economy blocks or pseudo economy blocks.

Kaja said...

Quilt math is the reason I only do improv. No way would I get sort of calculation right! I think your new version of the economy block will still look great. I love the yellow bug in your photo of the passionflower.

Libby in TN said...

Looks like you've come up with a very creative solution. Pat yourself on the back for sticking with it!

Cathy said...

Good save! Who would know the alternate blocks weren't supposed to be like yours? (I wouldn't).

Janine @ Rainbow Hare said...

Great solution. I think it's nicer to have original blocks and it's always satisfying to make the best use of favourite fabrics :)

Rachaeldaisy said...

It sounds as though you have come up with a good solution for your wonderful blocks. Schweetheart is so cute. Aren't passionflowers amazing,

Barb said...

funny about the tag....

That is what quilting is adapting.....great blocks!

Tanya said...

Is that a natural flower? Never seen anything like that. Do you know what it's called?

June D said...

I'm reading this after seeing your post with these blocks finished up - fun to see the procedure used to get them made! : )