[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Blocking to measure

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Yolanda.
That's a good idea.  My pieces are supposed to be 8 inches, so not quite as
big as the whole pad.
Tracy


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So, I am using the knit picks blocking pad. They have cut-outs to put
together as a puzzle, but I am only using one square, and I want my
squares to be ten inches so I have found the protrusions and cut-outs
to define each corner and edge.


On 6/3/21, 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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