Williamskay, Did you mean 16.5" x 16.25"? Just so I'm not confused. And the answer is Yes, you'll be able to make adjustments for size variation in the next step.

I am having trouble getting my attachment to post. I'll try by turning off wifi and going cellular in case it is a size issue.
Here's my new block.


It now has a distinct halo or two.

My block came out 61/2 by 61/4. Will I be able to adjust the 1/4 inch in the next block?

Dahlialady, your colours are great. Nice!

Anabeth, your blck is so nice. I can't imagine working in half size.

Decided to use reproduction fabrics on this quilt since I have so many in my stash. I printed mine out using actual size choice in print menu and it came out fine.

I have been reading online that those with Windows 10 are having difficulty getting patterns to print actual size. This is due to Windows 10 having its own pdf application. According to what I have read, if you download and install Adobe Acrobat Reader DC from the Adobe site and set this as your default pdf reader, open the pattern you have saved on your computer in Acrobat Reader (don't print direct from the web browser) and set to 'Actual size', this should print perfectly. I have Windows 7, and save pattern files to my computer before printing them in Adobe Acrobat Reader. My center block has turned out a perfect 16.5 inches. Hope this is helpful.

williamskay wrote:
So how do you know that your paper piecing templates are incorrect before you actually make the block if you have used the 1 inch gauge to check for size?

If you have used the 1" square to check the size of the printing on your printer, your printed paper piecing templates should be correct. If your finished block is not the right size, then there was another problem... usually the seam allowances are too small or too large.

Judith
No, as I stated in a previous post, my 1 inch square printed out correctly, but in order to make the block come out the correct size, I had to print it at 101%.

Olga

Lovely!!

I remember you from 2009! Your quilt was amazing! Looking forward to watching your blocks this year!

I printed out the test block and it measured a perfect 1". However my block is not 16 1/2"

williamskay wrote:
If you have used the 1" square to check the size of the printing on your printer, your printed paper piecing templates should be correct. If your finished block is not the right size, then there was another problem... usually the seam allowances are too small or too large.

Judith

Very pretty

Here's my half-scale version of the quilt center. I added the yellow strips to hide the ragged edges of the star block.
(Yeah, I'm the crazy person who made the half-scale version of Sue's 2009 BOM.)
Anabeth