Month 1 The Halo Star Block

[Gayle L.]

Hello, I just started the first month block today. I have done lots of paper piecing but can't seem to figure out how to lay out the paper pieced. Are these pieces mirror images? Please help!!!!,

[Sharon E.]

If you look at the pictures provided in Month One there should be pics of the layout. Yes some are mirror image. Just make sure when you sew the print on the paper is on top. Good luck.

Sharon I Colorado

[Gayle L.]

Ignore this question, I figured out what I was doing.

[Mary A.]

Mine came out the same size as yours and my printer settings were correct. I am an experienced paper piecer, too. Finagling the seams between the sections could work, I guess, but you have to match up all the points between the sections first and foremost so there is not a lot of wiggle room. I am not stressing about it. I can oversize the setting triangles some or adjust the small borders to get the correct size in future months. I made the 2009 BOM and had similar adjustments. In the end it came out fine.

[Heather P.]

Peg (Pegjo) and Wendy (gigiWendy) - i love your blocks and looking at your colour choices, I realized I was really missing the effect of the halos (I see two!). You both have nailed it so well, that now I am going to start over and do a different set. I was so concentrating on the getting the stitching right, I didn't notice that my colours were too similar in value. So nice to be able to learn from each other as we go. I am new to quilting - having taken it up in the last year since retiring. Thanks!
Heather P.

[Anabeth D.]

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

[Anabeth D.]

Very pretty

[Judith A.]

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

[Gayle L.]

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

[Susan M.]

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

[Susan M.]

Lovely!!

[Olga J.]

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

[Sue J.]

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.

[Vicki H.]

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.

[Heather P.]

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