This week I have been determined to finish up eight of the nine hearts needed for the Glowing Hearts QAL at mmmquilts. And I did achieve that goal, but not without some continued frustration with how the bottom section of the heart block is turning out. Sometimes it looks great, other times I'm way off.
Pretty good ⬆️ - I'm happy with that. ⬆️Not so great...
I've tried multiple things to correct the problem, including starching and oversizing the triangles. I ultimately decided that the paper template I was using for cutting was keeping me from having an accurate piece. So I printed out two brand new ones, taped them together, and figured out what size of square to cut so I don't have to use the template anymore.
That definitely made cutting the triangle piece easier, but I still ran into trouble getting those bottom points to match up. So, you know what I decided? They're good enough! And eight hearts are finished!
I've saved the center heart for last
so that I can see what's left of the strips I've used for the others.
It will be a dark to light design.
Linking up with The Inquiring Quilter for Wednesday Wait Loss.
And at Alycia Quilts for Finished or Not Friday.
9 comments:
Those pesky points can be a problem! When you sew your borders on, sew with the border piece on the bottom and the pieced hearts on the top so you can see exactly where to sew your seam and not sew into the points. The hearts are so pretty! Gail at the cozy quilter.
I get the frustration. But your blocks look fantastic!
Sorry you continued to get frustrated with those triangles. But when you quilt is all finished you won't even see it I bet.
Your hearts turned out beautifully, even with the tip problems. I used a BH triangle ruler to cut mine and having the blunt end has been really helpful in lining up the triangles properly, plus a scant 1/4" seam is really needed to get a good point. Even so, not all of mine are perfect, but they will still work.
it is looking so great!!! These would be great to use around a panel in a future project
I'm glad you persevered with those pesky points. . .they look awesome to me!
I saw where Lori Holt will put a pin in places on a block that are "short." She finds a way to work it in when she sews the blocks together. I imagine a shorter stitch length is required to keep them from coming apart. Your hearts look great, though.
quite often at the end of a point mine are short too I've tried cutting larger than needed at times and most times that seems to work - I'm just now getting to blogs this evening - my day was shot
If it's any consolation, I frequently have the same problem with those pesky seam allowances. And, like you, after fussing a little I give up and let it go.
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