This could be said to be in the nature of a public service announcement!!
I am making a baby quilt for a friend. We agreed on an interesting pattern.
I prefer Foundation paper piecing. So, I decided to do it as such. I agreed bright colours with ' Mum'.
Even when you think you think you have the colours sorted, *don't* cut out all the pieces for the whole quilt before doing a sample block!
When translating a template pattern into a FPP pattern (especially if re-sizing it as well), don't forget to reverse it, especially if there are awkward asymmetrical pieces.
When using half-rectangles, remember that they are directional, and if the fabric has a noticeable reverse side, this matters.
I like to cut my FPP pieces fairly accurately. I add about half an inch seam allowance. Adding half an inch to a two-inch square does*not* give you enough fabric. A 2" square should go to 3" with *two* additions of half an inch.
When you have a rectangle of 2" x 4", adding one inch to each measurement to a 3" x 5" rectangle does *not* work: you have changed the side to side ratio and the angles are different (it makes joining them almost impossible).
A seam allowance of an eighth of an inch is OK for a wallhanging, but
*not* enough for a baby quilt.So, save yourself a day and a half cutting; and five fat quarters of fabric pieces (which I will use on a smaller project!) and do the opposite of what I have done this week!!
Did I do anything at all correctly?
Yes, I pressed the fabric before I cut it >g<
(PS I am now on a different, but more 'right' track).