The quilt was supposed to be 8 blocks by 9 blocks. Grrrr.

It is in three sections of 6 by 4 blocks. I can't wrap my head around this one.

Sid

Okay, so you have 72 blocks altogether....Here's what you need to do, assuming that the top can go together randomly:

Sew two of your sections together along the long sides. You now have a section that measures, 8 blocks by 6 blocks. Set it aside.

Take your remaining section and rip it apart across the center so that you have two sections that measure 3 blocks by 4 blocks.

Restitch these together along the 3 block edges so that you make a section that measures 3 blocks by 8 blocks.

Sew it across the top or bottom edge of your completed section. You now have a top that measures 8 blocks by 9 blocks. Clear as mud?

It will help if you sketch it out on graph paper, which is what I did.

Annie

Hi, Sid.

Don't despair, Annie's suggestion will work. But it does depend upon the pattern you are trying to achieve. If it a scrappy quilt then no problem.

Here is another idea - if you need to keep a pattern going.

Take the two sections of 3x4 which you sewed together to make a 6x4. Go back to your original 3x4 sections. That is, separate them and resew to make a 3x8.

Do that twice more.

Then sew them together lengthwise to make (3+3+3)x8.

This might keep any pattern viable.

Can you tell I taught math half my life?? LOL

Good luck whichever method you try.

goldie

Thanks Goldie, I worked in accounting for 30 years. You would think I would figure this out quick. I did after I got laid down for a nap.

I am retired now and don't have to think as much, well maybe I do.

I did get it together. Now for the border, I think I can handle this one. ;o))

Sid

Sid, the next step will be a photo, can wait to see your creation!!