Comments on: More Triangles in Quilts http://www.kathykwylie.com/blog/2010/07/more-triangles-in-quilts/ Author, Quilter, Designer, Teacher Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: 17.9 SQ Episosde 028 – Angles in Quilting: Part A Triangles « Scientific Quilter http://www.kathykwylie.com/blog/2010/07/more-triangles-in-quilts/comment-page-1/#comment-570 17.9 SQ Episosde 028 – Angles in Quilting: Part A Triangles « Scientific Quilter Sun, 31 Jul 2011 22:36:51 +0000 http://www.kathykwylie.com/blog/?p=1296#comment-570 [...] More Triangles in Quilting [...] [...] More Triangles in Quilting [...]

]]> By: kkwylie http://www.kathykwylie.com/blog/2010/07/more-triangles-in-quilts/comment-page-1/#comment-464 kkwylie Wed, 09 Feb 2011 23:52:54 +0000 http://www.kathykwylie.com/blog/?p=1296#comment-464 If the scalene triangle has a 90-degree angle, you can use the Pythagorean theorum of a-squared + b-squared = c-squared. "a" and "b" are the two sides that form the 90-degree angle. If your Bird of Paradise block is based on a nine-patch grid, "a" would equal one-third of the block size and "b" would be half of "a". A picture would be worth a thousand words here, so let me know if this isn't making sense and I'll post an article on it in the future. If you use EQ design software, you could also use the Print Rotary Cutting feature. Set your block size and EQ will tell you exactly how to rotary cut each patch. Good luck! If the scalene triangle has a 90-degree angle, you can use the Pythagorean theorum of a-squared + b-squared = c-squared. “a” and “b” are the two sides that form the 90-degree angle. If your Bird of Paradise block is based on a nine-patch grid, “a” would equal one-third of the block size and “b” would be half of “a”. A picture would be worth a thousand words here, so let me know if this isn’t making sense and I’ll post an article on it in the future.

If you use EQ design software, you could also use the Print Rotary Cutting feature. Set your block size and EQ will tell you exactly how to rotary cut each patch. Good luck!

]]> By: Ellen Werner http://www.kathykwylie.com/blog/2010/07/more-triangles-in-quilts/comment-page-1/#comment-463 Ellen Werner Wed, 09 Feb 2011 22:55:58 +0000 http://www.kathykwylie.com/blog/?p=1296#comment-463 How do I mathematically figure out how to make a scalene angle cut for my bird of paradise block without using a template to do it? Thank you. How do I mathematically figure out how to make a scalene angle cut for my bird of paradise block without using a template to do it? Thank you.

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