How to Change the Size of a Quilt Block! Make A Block Any Size with These Tips!
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- Опубліковано 19 лип 2024
- Have you ever found the perfect block but the instructions are for a tiny block when you want a big block? Changing the size of a quilt block isn't difficult and I'll walk you through the easiest way to change the dimensions of your blocks so they all fit together in the end! Perfect for sampler quilts or making the most of the fabric you have on hand.
💚 Video Segments:
0:00 Introduction
0:38 Avoiding Stupid Math
1:16 Software Options
2:57 Ignore the Cutting Instructions
3:31 Plan for Time-Saving Steps
3:54 The Grid System: Your Resizing BFF
8:05 Resizing Simple Blocks
11:11 Combining Elements
14:36 More Complex Blocks
17:29 Make a Test Block
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I'd love a video on how to calculate fabric for a quilt. I'm definitely pro quilt math!
I’m keeping this tutorial! Such a help. But, my nonlinear brain is baffled by the size of the half square triangle flying geese. Not sure how you came up with that.
Same here Elizabeth!
I really needed this video! Great tips and information. You made it so easy.
I'm so impressed on this video!!! 👏 Thank you!!!
Yes please, more quilt math. Sometimes I am my own worst enemy, making things more complicated than need be.😅 I would enjoy seeing how you calculate yardage needed for a whole quilt, BACK and all. I cannot always get 108 wide backs, that would be heaven. I stare at the 40 wide and I am sure I make it harder than is needed. I make 48 x 60 lap quilts most often and I always put my spare blocks into the back, making it just a bit harder. Your explanations are always straight forward. Thank you
Love seeing a picture of a quilt block and then working out how to make it... therefore I guess I love quilt math. Thanks for the great tutorial!!!
I have been patiently waiting for someone to show me how to do this. Thank you pretty lady 💜💜
Never have done any resizing, but you made it sound simple. Thank you
Absolutely the best tutorial ever! Thank you SOOOO MUCH!
This is great! I found this the easiest tutorial to resize quilt blocks. Thank you so much.
Great tutorial, thank you! Yes, more of this kind of instruction, please! I find myself doing quilt math all the time and I generally embrace it, but one area in which I find myself getting all confused is when trying to recalculate border and/or sashing widths to achieve a specific size quilt. A tutorial on this would be most welcome!!
Very helpful. I need more quilting math knowledge!
Thank you thank you from Switzerland 🇨🇭
Yes. I have resized blocks but I always enjoy math puzzles.
This was one of the most helpful quilt tutorials I have watched. Thank you so much for posting!
I’ve resized before, and found it very satisfying to see the end product! Your tutorial gave me additional info and a splash of courage! Thanks so much!
Definitely pro quilt math...more please! Thank you for this, very understandable
Love the quilting math! Show us more!
You are a very good teacher. Thank you!😊
This is great info for sizing on blocks so that I can smaller wall hangings instead of larger quilts. I would love a sequel to this showing how to calculate the yardage or what precuts to use to be most efficient in the quilt process for making the desired block. Thanks again for some ever helpful info, this is going in my tutorial list.
This is so helpful, THANK YOU! Made me realize why 12” blocks are so common - because you can divide 12 by 2 and 3 evenly. So it’s easy to make a 9-patch or a 4-patch design 12 inches.
This was very helpful..I appreciate you taking time to simplify the process...Kathy
Love this!! You are the BEST Quilt Math Nerd, I know💗💗💗💗
Thank you for teaching us, your genius:)🎉💗🎉
Thank you for this excellent tutorial video. You have truly simplified the process of resizing quilt blocks. I like resizing blocks that I love and want to use a little differently. You have given me the encouragement I need to do more of this. See my other comment on this tutorial for requests for other quilt math tutorials. You are great!!
This was exactly the info I was wanting. I have attempted to design my own quilt block pattern n this helped me to understand how to cut the fabric to fit into my block.
I haven't resized, YET ! .... but I will now ... That was easy to calculate in my head as I followed along . Thank you 🤗❤
I loved your presentation. I did not have the confidence to resize my blocks. Now I am willing to try. I will be listening to it again a few times and doing the test block. A great idea....thanks for your instructions
I love the quilting math videos. Sometimes I really get stuck.
I have never resized a block. This was great!!
Thank you so much for your breakdown of steps and tips. If I ever need to do this I have what I need.
DEAREST Megan. Did you hear me shouting? Were your ears ringing? Bravo to you! Just plain old BRAVO to you. I watched this particular video many time now and still struggle not to cry. 😘They are very happy tears. My Mother was a math teacher her entire career. She even drove the high school math club mini bus to competitions! She loved and breathed everything math and did her best every day to make it simple for everyone. She would have LOVED this video and although I get the math, I still needed this video. Thank SO much. Keep you up the great job and do what you love!
Thank you for your video. I love to change the measurements so the quilt is working for me.😁
I would love to see other quilt math videos.
just what I needed today! thanks!
Yeah! Love quilt math!!!!
Really great “teach a man to fish” tutorial. I’m very grateful for this and your other cutting maths tutorials. Thanks so much.
I bought a cool $9 tool at the art store called a proportional wheel. It is so cool! You line up one measurement, like the finished size of one edge of the block, lining up the old size and the new, and all around the wheel every other part of the design is also resized for you! I like the hard copy I can hold, bit I'm sure "there's an app for that" if you prefer digital. I LOVE Megan for doing this video! I feel like she"s empowering people to explore their own ideas rather than feeling limited. Plus, it's fun to sketch and dream!
Interesting!!! I’ve not tried that. I do need to show my shortcut spacing method using a button marker though! I love finding little tools like that that make other tasks easier!
Loves this, thank you...audrey
Thank you for this video. i have a quilt I want to make bigger and havent had the courage to do. I am so excited now. First thing I'll do as soon as my broken foot heals.
I really liked the sizing instructions. You explained it very well. Would appreciate more information to design my own quilts.
Yes! We need more quilt math videos!!! I love this! I need quilt math videos on how to apply different cutting techniques (flying geese, 4 and 8 at a time HST), and the rules to follow when calculating them. Also, fabric panels, pieced borders and math for them! Thank you!!! 🤗
I just yesterday resized a block i saw on youtube. I mostly down size blocks. I love to try to make any and all blocks that catch my fancy, but fabric is very expensive so i have to go small. I later use the blocks in smaller projects like table runners or mats, bags and purses and the occasional quilt. Grid paper can also help with getting the proportions right. Sometimes the final size will depend on the smallest piece in the block because working with anything under an inch can be a pain. Always remember seam allowance and definitely always make a test block!
I have been resizing blocks forever. I hate tiny little bocks. I love making bed sized quilts but I find that a lot of patterns are only a size throw. And who wants to make a hundred 7 inch blocks when you can make a larger block and only need to make say forty or so. Most of my friends hated the math and would come to me for changes, I found I loved doing it. So you go girl. I will be recommending your site to others
I’ve “wanted” to resize blocks but had no idea to go about it. Thought it would “stupid” math and that intimidated me. Thanks for breaking this down into “simple” math! 😃
I've resized before, and YOU have made it easy!
A video on calculating yardage would be awesome. Of course then I wouldn’t have as many scraps....
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I love how you teach easy ways of doing blocks and easy of using good math and not stupid math. Great tutorial.
I am pro math quilting, even made a playlist just from this video hoping to add more and make my own designs. I fussy cute a lot so this was greatly appreciated. New subscriber, yaaaay me. Shana signing out for now.
Thank you so much. I have resized by doing a test block, but this is very exciting. I will continue to do a test. Yes, please do a video on buying material for a quilt, because I will fall in love with a pattern, but unsure how much to buy.🤩
This is just what I was looking for. I bought a pattern and it was a lot bigger than I thought it would be. I was trying to figure out how to make the block smaller and found your tutorial. Thanks!!!!!
I love you and you are so smart ! Thankyou for all of your expertise in these blocks and sizes! ❤
Yes, please! Bring us all the quilt math videos! This was great!
Yes please Megan more video's like this. I would definitely be interested in working out yardage for quilts. Thank you.
I am keeping this tutorial!! What a help. Thank you!! Looking forward to more math tutorials.
Wow! I feel so empowered now! ❤️. Thank you so much for the very thorough tutorial. Joanne
Plz do more math quilting videos. I need them and would adore the info so I can make fewer mistakes. I have so many ideas for quilts but can’t figure out the math. Frustrating 😛😣
Very informative. I am so grateful that I found your tutorial. I want to make a hunter's star block that finishes at 10" sq. I love this video. I've avoided changing anything in a pattern. I found the quilt math somehow, disorienting.. Turns out that like many things, it is all about the approach to the question. Thank you again, a few more views of the video and I think I will have this!🦀🖍
This method makes so much sense, Megan. Thank you! I think other quilt math videos would be helpful. (I also liked the length of time the bullet points lasted “on the screen.”)
The only thing that I would add is a cutting list for a basic 3, 4 and 5 grid system with each picture of the same as per the screen examples. Because it's hard to see what Megan wrote down. Just to make it super easy.
I really enjoyed this quilt tutorial. Finding out about the nuts and bolts of sizing a block was fascinating. I would love to see videos on calculating how much fabric was needed for different size quilts and how to work out the sizes of squares needed for 8 at a time HSTs. Thanks for taking the time to show me the maths.
This is my absolute favorite video!!! Thank you. I love to make big block quilts so this was wonderful. ☺️😍
This is fantastic, exactly what I need! Thank you very much. A video to calculate yardage for a quilt would be great also. You are a natural teacher. 🙂
Thank you!! That made so much sense to my brain!!!!
My future son-in-law is an applied mathematics major. When I asked him for help with quilting math he came back with pages of algebraic equations. Uummm just no. 😂 your video is just what I needed thank you so much.
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That’s so funny, lol.
Really great video. I know how to do this, it’s common sense, however, there are too many variables and then I lose focus. But thank you for making sense of it all. You’re really interesting to listen to, great job, thank you.
This was so good and you make it look easy, I have resized a block before, but kind of guessed at it. Your method is accurate. Thank you.
Bring on the math! I loved your video!
I am pro math, I would have thought this was much more difficult than it is, you really broke it down where I can understand, love you informative videos. Thank you!
Wonderful information. I have resized blocks before, but it is always good to review and learn new thought processes.
Thank you for making this video. I definitely join the other viewers who need the math guidance and I would also appreciate instructions for calculating yardage for different quilt sizes including sashing and borders.
Loved this video! I’m definitely pro-quilt-math!
Thank you I'm in the process of making my first quilt and this is going to help me a lot.
Pro Quilt Math. Thanks for your help
Thank you so much for this video. It is so clearly put across and will help me a lot in resizing blocks.
you have made this very simple. thank you so much !!!!
Thank you! Trying to make a large carpenter's star. Breaking it down like you showed has helped greatly.
Perfect timing. I love the little house block from the Third Street Neighborhood pattern and have been wanting to downsize it to make a mug rug. On top of that, I'm a big fan of upsizing blocks. So, I'm a definite yes on more quilting math tutorials, please, Megan.
Very cool and such a pretty block ! Thank you for sharing your video.
I come against this problem a lot - thanks for doing this video :)
Thank you once again for a great and super informative tutorial
I resize blocks often and I use simple math, if I need an odd size I add a bit of sashing to blend it in. Agree you should always make a test block. You will figure out a faster way to put the block together after the test block is finished. Good job, glad to see you back in video form!
Definitely pro quilt math. Thank you for this. Please post more videos like this. 😊
Thank you. What I’d like is a tutorial on all the different ways to make multiple half square triangles, when to use each method, and then how to figure what size to cut for each way. In comparison, all in one place, so we can keep referring back to it in the future, as needed. Thx again! 😊
Thank you for such a well explained video. Keep the math coming!
Great explanation on resizing.
Thank you for another great tutorial. 😊👍
I really enjoyed this video and would love others like it!
Got it! After rewatching your hst video, I get it! You said that in the video too. Thank you, thank you!
You explained it very well, thank you.
Thank you! Any such information is such a help!!
I am very pro quilt math. :) Great video for people who need to know how to do this. I love block books and I've done this since the beginning of my quilting journey, but so many people get really anxious about doing their own patterns. You are a really amazing teacher!
Pro quilt math!! Thanks for the detailed explanation on how to resize blocks!!! ✂️🧵❤️
This information is incredibly helpful! I’d love more tutorials like this one so I can transition to designing my own quilts.
Very helpful tutorial and I would like more math / design change type videos
Yes! More videos like this. Very helpful.
Thank you for a great video. I’ll be saving this one for future use. Thanks again.
Excellent tutorial! Clear, logical, doable, as are all of your tutorials. This will come in handy, especially for someone like me who always wants to change a “little something” in patterns I plan to make. Thank you!
Such a great exposition on ratio and gridding.
I do some pretty nebbish stuff. Meaning I have a multi-tabbed excel sheet that gives me block dimensions and components across a range of sizes. (To include LeMoyne Star). I now have Eq8 so that surely helps. But doing this sort of block detective work solidifies one's understanding. (And as it turns out all that math mattered in school~)
You are so right to point out the ratios of the block grid do dictate whether one's desired result will end in tears because all elements are relative to each other in their distribution among the grid in the block. (God bless sashing). But forewarned is forearmed...and you have done that.
Great video! Thanks. Looking forward to the next video.
I just discovered you on UA-cam! I like your teaching style. 🌺
Trying to figure patterns, for hst paper and flying geese paper. Can’t use a lot of written patterns. This video will help me out for sure.
Math = My least favorite part of quilting. Thank you for making this helpful video! I'd also like to see more videos like this that help with the math when designing your own quilts. Thanks again, Megan! ❤️😊
It was interesting to see that actually done. I do it all the time just as an exercise for my brain. Also when I want to add borders with blocks in them
Thank you so much! So helpful and logical. Thank you
I just rewatched this video and it kept me glued till the end again. Thanks