Charm squares - straight or pinked?
 

Do you prefer your charm squares (cut at 5 inch square - 4.5 inch finished size) to have straight cut edges or "pinked" edges?

Pinked seemingly unravel less, but straights give you more sewing room.

What's your opinion?

straight. I never know where to sew when a piece has been pinked.

I'm so glad you pointed this out. I always thought the pinked looked so pretty, but I use my accuquilt GO to cut the 5" squares, so now I'm really happy with them. The pinked edges would be hard to keep straight.

I've sewn both with no problems but i prefer straight edges.

definitely prefer straight

Pinked is cute to look at and straight is great to sew, I choose straight:)

Straight for me too - I find pinked edges distracting.

I've always had pinked, and I don't mind them at all. I just pick either a point or a valley and sew them up. Never had any problem with the finished product. I must admit that at first I thought I was going to have problems but I was pleasantly surprised.
Sue

I don't think I have ever bought charm squares without pinked edges. I guess it is easier for the mfg. to process them that way. I would prefer straight edges but have not had problems with the pinked edges.

i actually like the pinked ones- i don't have any problems lining them up & feel that i get a straighter, better seam when the pieces have a a pinked edge. also i don't have all those raveling edges on the back of my finished blocks to trim away/clean up later. Maybe because i've been sewing for so long and started constructing garments- i am used to the benefits of pinked edges so do not find them (strange) at all-

either way is Ok for me

Straight for sure!

Either is fine for sewing, but for storing, I'd prefer pinked. They stay so neat.

It doesn't even phase me when I am sewing charm squares with the pinked edges. I just sew my 1/4" from the hills. I just worked on a strip quilt that I used a Robert Kaufman Jelly Roll and strips that I cut myself. I didn't have any problems lining up the edges because the hills of the RK strip fit perfectly to the straight edges of my self cut strips.

Thanks everyone, for your input!

I definitely prefer the straight ones I cut myself to the pinked ones. I have bought a couple of charm packs and stored them. Fast forward a couple of years and they had to be trimmed down because the little points had raveled.

Ditto! 100%