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How Do You Make A Snowball? - 2
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This Is The Second In The Series.

In the last newsletter I told you how to make a perfect snowball using the the "Perfect Corner Technique©", but without special tools, such as the Perfect Corner Ruler. This time I will give you the steps involved using the Perfect Corner Ruler.
Here We Go!

Note: all of the following and instructions and illustrations are from the book "Drawing The Line On Accuracy "[PCR03]. They are used with permission of the publisher.
To make the block shown here, the following example uses:

Base Unit = 6½” square (Light Gray)

Sewing Line = 2½” from the corners of the Base Unit.

Fill-in Square = (2) 3¼” (Dark Gray) yields 4 corner triangles with 3 1/4" legs

Here the following terms used are: Base Unit is the original main block; Sewing Line is the equivalent of the length of the corner square in the " Sew & Flip" technique; Fill-in Square is the size of the corner square plus 3/4".
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Using the Perfect Corner Ruler shown at the right, We can see that there are two sets of numbers: one on the outside in black; and, the other colored numbers with a square with a diagonal line, representing cutting the square on the diagonal, next to them.

The black numbers are actual measurements. They are used to measure the sides for placement of the Sewing Line. Since the Ruler is a 45 degree ruler, it measures both sides at the same time.

The colored numbers indicate the size of the Fill-In-Square. These are simply 3/4" larger than the black block sizes.

To watch a a YouTube video by Ruth demonstrating how to use the Perfect Corner Ruler Click Here.
Here We Go!

1.Cut the Base Unit at 6 12".
2.a.Cut 2 Fill-in Squares at 3 1/4".

2.b.Cut them in half diagonally creating 4 Fill-in Triangles.
3.a.Place the Perfect Corner Ruler™ straddling the wrong side of the Base Unit’s Corner to Replace on Wrong Side at the Sewing Line measurement.



3.b.Draw a diagonal line along the long edge (hypotenuse) of the Perfect Corner Ruler™.
4.a.Position the Fill-in Triangle underneath the Base Unit.

Note: The dashed line shows the placement of the triangle underneath the Base Unit.

4.b.Note: you are looking at this from the wrong side. You have been used to looking at it from the right side of the base unit.Make sure that the "tabs" sticking out is 1/4" to 3/8" from the Sewing Line to allow for a proper seam allowance when trimmed. Also, the tabs should be approximately the same size.
5.Pin to secure and sew directly on the drawn line.
6.The seam allowance can be pressed either away from or towards the corner.

Hint: Press towards the darker of the two fabrics unless the pattern indicates otherwise.
7.Align a square ruler to the original size of your Base Unit and trim off the excess at the corner.
8.Fold the Fill-in Triangle down and out of the way. Trim the excess corner fabric of the Base Unit to a ¼” seam allowance.
9.a.Place the Perfect Corner Ruler™ straddling the wrong side of the Base Unit’s adjacent corner at the Sewing Line measurement.


9.b.Draw a diagonal line along the inside angled edge of the Perfect Corner Ruler™.

[Note: In this and the following steps the Ruler and pencil are shown in their logical position on each of the corners. I like to rotate the Base Unit so that I am always working with the same layout. i.e. steps three's positioning.]


10Repeat Steps #4 -#8 for this adjacent corner.
11.a.Place the Perfect Corner Ruler™ straddling the wrong side of the Base Unit’s next adjacent corner at the Sewing Line measurement.

11.b.Draw a diagonal line along the inside long edge (hypotenuse) of the Perfect Corner Ruler™.


12.Repeat Steps #4 -#8 for this next adjacent corner.
13.a.Place the Perfect Corner Ruler™ straddling the wrong side of the Base Unit’s last corner at the Sewing Line measurement.


13.b.Draw a diagonal line along the long edge (hypotenuse) of the Perfect Corner Ruler™.

 
14.Repeat Steps #4 -#8 for this last corner.
15.You have now successfully created a Snowball Block by replacing all four corners of the Base Unit.
I trust that will be of assistance.

If you have any questions that need to be answered, then please write to me at RickG@ForeverInStitches.com.

Thank You!

Thank you for your time and interest.
May The Lord Richly Bless You!
Rick & Ruth Grihalva
Our Longarming & Training Studio
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