I have a ton of BasicGrey fabric leftover from my Sampler Spree project and wanted a pattern that would use some more of it up. I have a pattern in mind, created by BasicGrey, called Apple Sauce.
I think the block that is featured is really unusual and wanted to test it out before I launch into making 25 of them.
That block is so interesting, don't you think? So I made one up and it came out just awful!
So, this is just unacceptable. Nearly every single point of the dark blue flying geese units is cut off! Then I tried a second block, and a third one, following the cutting and sewing instructions to the letter. Every one of them turned out the same!
I got out my never-fail 501 Rotary Cut Quilt Block book by Judy Hopkins to see if I could find that block or one that was similar. Sure enough, I did. I compared the cutting directions and sure enough again, the measurements to make the block in the 8-inch size were slightly different than in the BasicGrey pattern. Specifically, the measurements to make the solid flying geese "sky" triangles were different. (Units D/E in the book illustration).
This is basically the same block as Apple Sauce, but you just need to flip the direction of the flying geese unit around and add corner squares to the center unit "B". I made it according to the book's instructions, and my fourth test block came out without cut-off points.
I didn't bother to square this block up nicely since I won't be using it, but look: all the solid red points are good and won't be lost in the seam allowance.
I sent BasicGrey an email asking for tips or if they had pattern corrections, but who knows if anyone will answer me?
Have any of you made this BasicGrey Apple Sauce pattern? Is there some trick to not cutting off those points in the block? I have found a workaround for the problem by using the instructions in my Judy Hopkins book, but man, it is frustrating to spend $10-12 on a quilt pattern and have the block instructions not be right.