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BLOCK OF THE MONTH - BOM
BOM 2021 - Color My World
Mariners Compass
Enjoy "Color My World" by Wendy Williams - This beautiful quilt is constructed of soft and textural shot cottons from Windham fabrics on a richly patterned background. It offers so many opportunities for personalization through both embellishment and quilting- you could add house numbers, decorations, people, pets, garden flowers- there are so many ways to make this quilt truly your own!

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TOPIC: Mariners Compass

Mariners Compass size 29 Jan 2021 11:35 #154215

CJaneAgar wrote:
I understand the finished block should be 14.5 inches, mine has finished closer to 15". I checked my templates and appear to be printed correctly using the 1" scale block, my seems are 1/4" but maybe to scant, so should I start again or will I be able to use this one? I am worried this will mess up the next step, and if I make another from start will I end up short of fabric?

If your wedges were the correct size, and F measures 7" finished, the problem is most likely your seam allowances when sewing the wedges to each other. I would take the wedges apart and try again, checking after each seam that everything is the correct size, i.e., quarters are 7.5", the halves are 14.5". You want to find mistakes at the first place they happen, not when the compass is done and not the right size.

You have nothing to lose in taking this one apart. And if you start over with all new fabric you should be all right with the background fabric--just save all the pieces you remove and all leftover pieces--there are lots of small pieces of background in the Tall Buildings and Little Houses to come. The solids will not run out and even if they did, you can easily add a different solid.

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Mariners Compass 29 Jan 2021 11:28 #154214

happycamperx wrote:
Thank you for all of your help. Before I go any farther I am thinking I should measure my houses to make sure they are the right size, as I did those the same way. Where is the finished size of house 1 and 2 posted? I have looked and I am not finding it.

Also from reading all of your comments, are you saying I should rip out wedges of what I have, take the paper off and resew? Or would it be better to start over?

See this post:

thequiltshow.com/forum/bom-2021-color-my-world/9465-printing-problems#153942

The small houses should be close to 10.875"--11" tall, in the center, from raw edge to raw edge.

You need to start over with patterns that are the correct size. You said F measured 6.5", giving you a 13" finished compass.

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Mariners Compass size 29 Jan 2021 11:27 #154213

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I understand the finished block should be 14.5 inches, mine has finished closer to 15". I checked my templates and appear to be printed correctly using the 1" scale block, my seems are 1/4" but maybe to scant, so should I start again or will I be able to use this one? I am worried this will mess up the next step, and if I make another from start will I end up short of fabric?
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Mariners Compass 29 Jan 2021 11:26 #154211

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happycamperx wrote:
Thank you for all of your help. Before I go any farther I am thinking I should measure my houses to make sure they are the right size, as I did those the same way. Where is the finished size of house 1 and 2 posted? I have looked and I am not finding it.

Also from reading all of your comments, are you saying I should rip out wedges of what I have, take the paper off and resew? Or would it be better to start over?

happycamperx, If you stitched the wedges together with regular length stitches and not the super small ones like paper piecing you might be able to rip it out. Remember
that all the ripping might cause bias edges to stretch out of shape. That is not going to fix the fact the circle will be too small even if you get it perfect. I think I would just
start over. HelenW
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Mariners Compass 29 Jan 2021 11:09 #154210

Thank you for all of your help. Before I go any farther I am thinking I should measure my houses to make sure they are the right size, as I did those the same way. Where is the finished size of house 1 and 2 posted? I have looked and I am not finding it.

Also from reading all of your comments, are you saying I should rip out wedges of what I have, take the paper off and resew? Or would it be better to start over?
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Mariners Compass 29 Jan 2021 10:55 #154209

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happycamperx wrote:
I did watch the video and read the info. Is my problem I did foundation paper piecing instead of the freezer paper method? My mariners circle was 13 rather then 14 and I need to figure out why before I try to redo. My square measured an inch as it was stated. I am frustrated and don’t know what I did wrong.

Are you using a "Add - A- Quarter" ruler? I'm a newbie and am impressed how much that helps when trimming, as it has a lip that stays on the seam. Sorry about your size being off. I haven't made mine yet. Good luck with future one and thanks for posting.
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Mariners Compass 29 Jan 2021 10:38 #154208

Happycamper, Sorry to hear you are struggling with this project. I cannot provide you with any help, as I’m a newbie, but wanted to pass along the finished size of the compass is shown on the cover of the instructions and is 14”. Hang in here.

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VERY IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER this note from Barbara's blog:
14. The finished size of this Mariner's Compass is 14". That means the Compass with seam allowances should measure 14.5" now.
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Mariners Compass 29 Jan 2021 07:28 #154202

happycamperx wrote:
I grabbed mine from the garbage can to check it. My F finished is 6 1/2. My seams do look accurate. Frustrating. They are attached front and back.

I see one reason some of the points are way off: you left the paper on when joining the wedges. This makes it much more difficult to sew those seams accurately. The paper patterns allow for accurate piecing of the wedges—trim them to the correct size, including seam allowances—then remove the paper. Now sew the wedges to each other, checking the outside points with each seam. This should greatly improve the outer points.

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Mariners Compass 29 Jan 2021 07:23 #154199

BleuRose, there is no where else in the quilt where the two blues are specified.

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Mariners Compass 29 Jan 2021 05:13 #154191

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I grabbed mine from the garbage can to check it. My F finished is 6 1/2. My seams do look accurate. Frustrating. They are attached front and back.

Happycamperx. You appear to have one more problem than just size, if you look at the points on you pieces of paper, you should have a quarter inch of gray background fabric on the curved side. If your points go
into the seam allowance that means the tips of the points will be cut off when you sew the compass to the road section. HelenW

My guess is that your bottom piece is shifting while you sew. Make sure your match point are pinned or dab of glue.

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Mariners Compass 29 Jan 2021 01:59 #154186

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bbcode, This seems like a dumb question: I want to use darker blue on the compass. If I do will there be enough blue remaining to use in other areas calling for the same color?
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Mariners Compass 28 Jan 2021 22:43 #154182

I grabbed mine from the garbage can to check it. My F finished is 6 1/2. My seams do look accurate. Frustrating. They are attached front and back.
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Mariners Compass 28 Jan 2021 21:13 #154180

Happycamperx, either paper foundation method will work. Measure the paper wedges when you print them again to be sure the longest point, F, is 7” finished. Then if you sew the wedges together with an accurate 1/4” seam the compass will be 14” finished. Check after each seam to be sure your seam allowance is accurate.

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Mariners Compass 28 Jan 2021 21:02 #154179

I did watch the video and read the info. Is my problem I did foundation paper piecing instead of the freezer paper method? My mariners circle was 13 rather then 14 and I need to figure out why before I try to redo. My square measured an inch as it was stated. I am frustrated and don’t know what I did wrong.
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