[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Blocking to measure

[Ericka]

Tracy this is an interesting thread. Thank you for starting this and I look forward to peoples responses I hadn’t really thought about doing this with a blanket. After you have the squares completed, what else do you do besides sew them all together?

Ericka Nelson

> On Jun 3, 2021, at 10:32 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I don't usually block to measure.  I block for shape, or to bring out a lace
> pattern.  But now I'm making blanket squares, and it's important they all
> come out the same size so I can sew them together neatly.  So, I measured an
> 8x8 square on my blocking pad and stuck a blocking pin at each corner of the
> square.  I'm leaving the pins in the pad for the duration of the project.  I
> lay the damp square inside the square and pin each corner so it touches my
> marker pins, then pin the rest of the edges so they feel straight.
> 
> It seems to be working OK.  I just wondered what methods other people use to
> block to measurements.
> 
> Tracy
> 
> 
> 
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