We’ve been so thrilled by your response to Julie Herman’s Cornflower Fields in the March/April ‘10 issue. Her design is fresh and fun–and she’s delightful to work with.

I deeply regret a mistake that QM made in the pattern. In the materials list the K’s are cut as rectangles. We had an alert reader ask how the K’s become the triangle shown in the pieced border diagrams. We forgot that step in the instructions. As we were reviewing the steps that followed in the pieced border, we discovered an error where we gave the cutting dimensions for the M patches 2” short.

Fortunately the yardage called for is correct and, if someone has already cut the M’s, it is recoverable with piecing.

It was simpler to rewrite Step 2 completely rather than explain where to substitute the new diagrams.

Download the corrected Step 2.

We work hard to give you accurate patterns, but will always ‘fess up and give you corrections when we discover errors. If you suspect a problem, check quiltmaker.com/corrections first. If you don’t see a correction posted, send an email to editor@quiltmaker.com.

Wiping the egg off our faces . . . and grateful this is recoverable. Still sorry that it happened.

If you suspect a problem in any Quiltmaker issue, please check quiltmaker.com/corrections first. We work hard to avoid errors, but when we find them, we want you to know and we always post them online. If you don’t find a correction posted and still suspect an error please write to editor (at) quiltmaker.com.

Here are the known errors in 100 Blocks, Winter ‘09:

• Art Deco Star, block # 27: foundation section 1 is numbered incorrectly on pattern page 1. Download the correct foundation.
• The cutting dimensions for all the sashes (A) in the Settings & Yardages on page 6 should be 2-1/2″ x 12-1/2″.
• Dodi Poulsen’s last name was spelled incorrectly on pages 27 and 65.
• Emily Herrick’s blog address is given incorrectly on page 47. It should be crazyoldladiesquilts.blogspot.com.
• Hoffman California Fabrics was inadvertently left off the credit list for Heartfelt, block #68.
• Twist and Shout. The cutting dimensions for the A patch should be 3 3/8″ x 3 3/8″ not 2 7/8″ x 2 7/8″. 

We regret the errors.

We work really hard to give you accurate patterns. And most of the time we succeed. Every once in a while something slips past us.

A bit about our process: Two different editors calculate yardage and reconcile any differences. A home sewer makes the quilt or the color option from our preliminary pattern and notifies us with questions. Then each pattern goes past 3 sets of eyes to verify, confirm, ask questions and ensure that all the numbers are correct and the instructions are clear.

We missed a number in Thirty Something in the July/August ’09 issue. The C patches should be cut at 2 and 1/8” instead of 2 and 5/8”. We regret the error.

We recommend you sew one block from a new pattern before you cut all your fabric to make sure you understand the instructions. If you suspect an error, we suggest you do the following:

1. check our website for corrections at quiltmaker.com/corrections
2. send an email to editor@quiltmaker.com

One thing I find helpful when I’m not sure about a pattern is to cut the patches out of paper, fold the 1/4″ seam allowances to see how they fit together. This is especially helpful with triangles and other funny angles.