How to square up blocks?

**maviskw** · 06-25-2015, 05:14 AM

Originally Posted by ManiacQuilter2

I also make my blocks over-sized so that I can then press, starch and then trim for accuracy. But you can't always do this on every block especially if there are triangles, otherwise you might lose your points. But like Boonie Hunter Celtic Solstice pattern, I would trim all the sub blocks before sewing them together to make a larger blocks.

Yes, you need to trim blocks that have triangles, too. But you need to make sure your points are not being trimmed off when you do that. So you have to watch for each point as you position the ruler over the segment.

**Tartan** · 06-24-2015, 04:40 AM

I try to construct accurately and square from the center of the block. Remember what Bonnie Hunter says, "you cannot square UP a block, you are always squaring DOWN a block".

**Melanie Rudy** · 06-25-2015, 10:25 AM

Hi there, I am going to post a tutorial for you and others with "squaring up" questions. Please look in the tutorials section on the home page.

**quiltingshorttimer** · 06-25-2015, 04:20 PM

Dunster is right--you need to square all the parts of a block before you put it all together--I find it very tedious to do, but when I get lazy about it, I can always tell because the blocks don't come together right. To do any squaring, I use the smallest ruler I can as it makes it easier.

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