I don't know if it will be obvious, but mine is probably slightly misproportioned, thanks to Windows 8. There is no "Print to scale" option on the printing dialog box, and I stupidly trusted that it must just do that without being told. Wrong! My flamingo is narrower than he should be, by about 2cm.
After a bit of internet searching, apparently the answer is to not use the PDF reader that comes with Windows 8, but to download a proper one. So I will be doing that now, but I will not be re-making the flamingo right now. I had to unpick and re-sew so many of his seams, that I can't face re-making him just yet. Perhaps his incorrect proportions will be disguised by borders at the end...
Added later: Fixed by associating pdf files with Chrome, which was already installed. Its print dialog box has a "Fit to page" option which can be unticked to get a correct-sized printout.
5 comments:
He will look unique Vireya!!!
Just like people, flamingoes can't all be the same: yours is a fussy eater!
Maybe he is a juvenile flamingo, not quite full grown!
I did the same with the pattern .. but cannot bear to unpick .. so am going to do the others the same x .. love the pink fabic x
I think your flamingo looks nice, perfectly sewn, and well proportioned! I clicked that box and mine still came out smaller but I corrected it by making the borders a little bigger.
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