A3 vs A4. Paper size here. A4 is closest to our 8.5x11. It starts as A0 then each is half of the one before it. So A3 was 16.6x 23.4 inches. So not legal size as I said above.


From Wikipedia.
The international paper size standard, ISO 216, is based on the German DIN 476 standard for paper sizes. ISO paper sizes are all based on a single aspect ratio of square root of 2, or approximately 1:1.4142. The base A0 size of paper is defined to have an area of 1 m2. Rounded to millimetres, the A0 paper size is 841 by 1,189 millimetres (33.1 in × 46.8 in).

Successive paper sizes in the series A1, A2, A3, and so forth, are defined by halving the preceding paper size across the larger dimension. The most frequently used paper size is A4 measuring 210 by 297 millimetres (8.3 in × 11.7 in).

The significant advantage of this system is its scaling: if a sheet with an aspect ratio of sqrt{2} is divided into two equal halves parallel to its shortest sides, then the halves will again have an aspect ratio of sqrt{2}. Folded brochures of any size can be made by using sheets of the next larger size, e.g. A4 sheets are folded to make A5 brochures. The system allows scaling without compromising the aspect ratio from one size to another—as provided by office photocopiers, e.g. enlarging A4 to A3 or reducing A3 to A4. Similarly, two sheets of A4 can be scaled down and fit exactly 1 sheet without any cutoff or margins.

The behavior of the aspect ratio is easily proven: Let a and b be the long side and the short side of the paper respectively. The imposed initial condition is that a/b=sqrt{2}, let c be the length of the short side after folding it in half. That is c=a/2, if we take the ratio of the newly folded paper we have that:

frac{b}{c}=frac{b}{frac{a}{2}}=frac{2}{frac{a}{b}}=frac{2}{sqrt{2}}=sqrt{2}

Therefore the aspect ratio is preserved for the new dimensions of the folded paper.

Wicked name If we post a picture anyone can join

These are some of the quilts from a quilt

The Filanderers (maybe try the Queen's dictionary?) was a small quilt group that displayed their quilts at one of the church. They did these wonderful projects together--over time. They had been a group for about 10 years, I think. Started with 6 of them now down to 5. The project that Wendy is referring to a set of journal quilts (about legal size). And Wendy, monthly wasn't my idea, it was how often they did them. They picked topics for 10 months of the year (book title with color, eg) and made the quilt and revealed in 30 days. They agreed ahead of time on landscape or portrait. (these are supposed to be portrait so just turn your tablet...)

These were very prolific women and this is only one of the things they worked on.

Oh my Lois, I'm not sure I want another project, I just want to party!!!!!!!!!!

I'll probably be booted off the Forum for this but here goes:
twiglet wrote:
Yes, please explain, Lorna

What in the world????


From the Urban Dictionary:
filanderer
one who walks around juggling three onions while maintaining a stark erection
Person 1: Last night I walked into my brother's room to find boxes of vidalia onions, viagra, and (unmentionable).
Person 2: Dude, your brother is a closet filanderer.

Still interested. However, I am still not quite clear about what you have in mine. Perhaps the pictures you plan to post will give me more clarity. I did enjoy looking in TQS gallery when we were praciticing allowing ourselves to be inspired by a particular quilt and then we posted our plans or our ideas. That got my creativity going and I believe I need something like that. Please tell me more about what you were thinking.

I now see that Sue is wanting in on the fun. Personally, I'd not have a problem at all with any lounge lizard joining in on what we are working at doing.

Dang I want in on a party with ya'll sometime! You crack me up.

I never did get the hang of the roundabouts I think it was the distraction of the deer.

Well, Lorna and I were particularly taken by the Filanderers exhibition of little quilts either A4 or A3 size (you'll have to explain that Lorna). They made journal quilts as a challenge through the year all to a theme or another year they made them from another one. Bit like Chinese whispers I'll post some pictures tomorrow.
We thought it would be fun to make these little quilts together and in the end you end up with a collection. To make it a bit more interesting I thought why not choose a quilt from in the book as the theme, or take a quilt and make a bit of it or maybe choose a sentence from a page as inspiration. We do one together but keep them secret and reveal at a given date. Lorna said monthly but is that too short. Anyone interested still.

They would be small enough to post if we wanted to at any time.

Rosemary I still have your wine in my car, shame I don't drink red. It could have helped the navigation. Go round roundabouts twice :shock: who me

Weren't there two wee roundabouts and then the big roundabout? Yes, a little more sherry might help.

Lorna

I'm all ears/eyes, as it were !! ...So what if my spools are still in progress??

Reetzbobeetz wrote: The answer to that was 'where the heck are we now?' 'was that the 'wee' roundabout?' and 'how do we get from here to there?'
finished off with 'do you think a small glass of sweet sherry would help the navigators?'

Reetzbobeetz wrote: Sorry - count me out for hexies, I still haven't got over my bad experience with them in primary school

Yes, yes, tell us more, Wendy!