Inner circle too big for outer circle, month 1

[Rita C.]

I just sewed my inner circle to the outer circles, and it is too big. I know I printed my templates properly, as I measured everything, and my printer was set correctly. I removed the stabilizer on the inner circle, hoping that was the problem..no luck. I've done LOTS of circular piecing, so that is not the issue. Any ideas???

[Rita C.]

I had to take mine all apart and resew it. Some of my seams were off (used the paper for a guide when sewing the inner circle to the outer circle , which I usually don't do) and I had to center the start points like Sarah said to. Also some of my points were not quite sewn right, don't know why I followed the lines. After I did some fudging on the star points , resewed the circles together making sure the edges were even and using my 1/4" foot, it acutally fit!! yea! and it layed flat. It measures 16 3/4 so I hope that's right. :|

[Rita C.]

I centered everything. I've gone back and remeasured. My inner circle is 11 inches, which agrees with the template. The next circle is 10.5 inches...the problem. There really is nothing to measure across, so I measured across the bottoms of each segment...all are the same. If I stretch/flatten my entire circle, it is 16 3/4 inches, with a pouffy center! I am baffled. I will revisit the issue tomorrow. Thanks for your input!

[Ellen T.]

Patty,

I had almost the exact same problem. I decided it was my sewing and started all over and measured templates before I started sewing. I got it to check out but I noticed that the second circle was not laying exactly flat. I think this may have been part of my initial problem as well. I am going to work on that middle circle until I can get the template to lay flat with no material and the correct measurment of 15 1/2 inches. It could be the way I am putting it together. It only takes a tiny bit for a circle to not fit so this time I am going to baste before sewing.. I hate doing things over but I really want to make this quilt.

I should have said that is 15 1/2 inches on the outside finished and 11" on the inside finished. I got mine by measuring the height of the individual pieces, 2 1/4 inches doubled and then added to the eleven gives me 15 1/2 inches finished on outside. Also when I measured the very outside circle in the template form I get 17" unfinished or 16 1/2 inches finished. I think you can be off about 1/16 inch but no more or the problem will just get worse as you go along. It looks like we are going to have some more circles to apply so I am trying hard to get this right.


ellen

[Laurie S.]

I started a little late and have had this same problem. My inner circle is too big for the outer second circle. I clipped my edges on the outer circle to the staystitching. That helped some, but I still have a puffy center. Did you girls figure out how to fix this? Thanks in advance... Laurie

[Laurie S.]

I would not at all be surprised if it is a problem with the way you assembled the templates for the ring. As you say, there are no guidelines. To help with that, I laid the pieced ring templates over the outer ring as I ironed them together. That way I knew it would fit when it's done. Have a look at my blog post about it: http://www.lakeviewstitching.com/201...dona-star.html

Good luck!

[Laurie S.]

Monica33's blog is very helpful, thanks Monica.

After reading a couple of the other TQS BOM pages, I found some end measurements for each 'round' in the first month. I then realized that even though my printer was set for scaling to none, the end center circle was only 11 inches unfinished instead of 11 1/2. I measured the grid and thought it was 2" like it was supposed to be. But I printed the template on my office laser printer and it gave me the results I need, I think. I'm going to redo the center. I do think that if they would add the size we should expect to see at the end of each round, it would be easier to double check our work. I'm used to 'resewing', I don't mind. I'm using stonehedge fabrics and they look sooo good.

[Christel F.]

My center is to big for the twelve ring piece and I don't know what to do. The measurements are right and the printer as well. Very frustrating, Christel

[Christel F.]

Hi Ladies,
I've solved the problem by myself. I've printed the inner circle with Adobe Reader and the outer circle with the PDF Converter and there was the mistake. Have fun, Christel

[Lotti D.]

Good for you, Christie
Have fun with it, it's a beautiful beautiful pattern