Take the Quilt Assembly Quiz
Wednesday August 13, 2008
Here's a quilting quiz that covers some of the tasks we all have to deal with when we make a quilt, and the choices we have to make to put things together quickly and accurately. There are fifteen quiz questions, but you can reduce the number to five or ten. Take the quiz, then come back and tell us how you did.
Comments
Janet,
I was trying to take the quiz but part of the sentence was cut off in the grey area.
Hi Linda, I have had a few people email me with the same problem. So far I can’t duplicate it — we aren’t sure why that happens. I’m sorry it was obscured.
I missed 2 questions. One was the one about the rectangle/bar. I have looked at several different web sites and cannot find anything that says a rectangle has to be length = 2 times width. All say that even a square is a rectangle. Where can I look to find your definition. Thanks. Carol
Hey Carol, that was my error. I got it out of a book, but the book was evidently wrong. I have edited the question and hope it is correct now.
Thank you for your response. Carol
I was not able to take the quiz because the “oh so important” ads were always in the way. I was very disappointed in how it was presented.
I’m not sure why a few people have the ad issue. It is likely related to the system and/or monitor. I haven’t been able to make it happen on eight different machines at home and at the office. so can’t grab what’s going on when it does.
The ads are indeed important. If they weren’t here the site and the forum wouldn’t be, either — or at least they wouldn’t be free. We’d then be like the sites that charge a membership fee (but most of them still have ads). Ads make the site possible.
Janet
About question number 8: while I’m aware that the crosswise grain is a bit stretchier than the lenghtwise grain, BOTH are considered “straight grain”. I think the wording of your question is a bit misleading.
I’m on a limited budget so in order to optimise my fabric purchases, I regularly cut my side filler triangles from crosswise strips (long side on the crosswise edge) and have had no problems with wavy borders!
Yes, both are crosswise grain. I’ll check the wording of my question, because both are fine.
Regarding the question about the rectangle - A rectangle must have 4 90 degree angles. A square is a rectangle. To be a square, it must also have 4 sides of equal length. A diamond does not have equal angles. It can be a skewed square or rectangle. (The way my blocks sometimes turn out!) A rectangle does not have any specific ratio for width and height, though some ratios are more pleasing than others. The only reason I hesitated on the question is that Janet asked about straight sides. Nearly all piecework uses straight sides. Hexagons have straight sides. Maybe 90 degree angles might be a better wording. This was a fun quiz. I had to grab the calculator to figure out the question about the diagonal length.
To anyone out there….is it possible to convert a foundation paper pieced pattern to a more simpler way? Meaning, can’t we just cut out the pieces by measuring and then sew together. In other words, not using paper, but just ruler, matt & rotary cutter. Specifically, I’m asking about the Scrappy Miniature Whirlwind quilt. What qualifies a pattern to be foundation paper pieced rather than just simple measuring and cutting?
Hi Anita,
Yes, any pattern can be cut into specific pieces and then sewn together. You can make individual templates of the Whirlwind pattern by using the foundation. (Their sizes are kind of “off” for rotary cutting)
One reason foundation piecing is so popular is that blocks are always perfect, and we can use patches that aren’t perfectly cut to get them that way.
Anita,
When you’re working with really small pieces, it’s actually easier to paper-piece. Accuracy aside, you can work with bigger pieces and then trim the seams. It’s sort of the principle of giving little kids big chunky crayons rather than the slim ones. Easier to work with till you get the hang of things!
I’ve done a miniature Flying Geese quilt and the teeny Half Square Triangle (Saw Tooth) border was a breeze with the paper-piecing pattern, but I can’t do a decent HST even double the size of that border without the paper foundation.