1. Determine the difference between the size of the original project and your project in terms of a percentage. For instance, to make something twice the size of the original, increase the pattern by 200 percent. If you have finished dimensions in mind, you can calculate this percentage. Divide the finished dimension of one length of your intended project by the finished dimension of the same length of the original project. For instance, to make a 5-inch-square quilt block into a 7 1/2-inch block, divide 7.5 by 5, resulting in 1.5. 1.5 x 100 = 150, or 150 pattern. The new pattern will be 150 percent of the size of the original.
2. Make a clean (non-enlarged) copy of the original pattern at a copy shop or on a home copier. If the pattern is in a book, press the book flat on the machine so the pattern does not distort.
3. Use the clean copy of the pattern to create the enlarged version based on the percentage you determined. If you have a multi-purpose scanner-printer-copier with the capacity to enlarge, consult the instructions to learn how to program this percentage into the machine. At a copy shop, consult an employee to learn how to program this percentage.
4. The enlarged pattern may be bigger than standard-sized paper. If so, cut and tape sections of the enlarged pattern together. If taped joints distract you, many copy shops have the ability to print your enlargement on larger paper.
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