A Theorem

 High school geometry class 

was a long time ago.

Some where in all those theorems and such

must have been:

The Whole Equals the Sum of Its Parts.

(If not, I apologize to anyone who is 

a mathematician.)

This continually popped in my head as I was 

piecing quilt blocks last week.

I'm a pretty good sewer most days and
hit the 1/4" mark most of the time.

But on this particular day my simple project turned out

not to be so simple.

I was constructing a checkered board border.

How easy to put one and half inch squares together
into simple nine patch blocks.

and then sew together to make a border.

The border turned out an inch and half too long.

My quarter inch was slightly a skewed.

Usually I stop and measure

 the small units that make up

 the whole block.

If they're not the correct size,

the block will be off,

 no matter how much steam I press with.

(Quilt making interpretation of the geometry theorem)

Rip.

Once the nine patches were the correct size

the border was the correct length.

Funny how that works out.

 The same was true as I was sewing some

HST together.

If the parts aren't right,

the block won't be either.

Trust me.

It's a theorem.

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Just in case you're looking for a cute Halloween line,

I used parts of the 

Boo Crew (Moda, Sweetwater) 

for my border.

Super cute and fun

Until Next Time-